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A sacred waterhole in Western Australia, vital to Aboriginal culture for thousands of years, has run dry for the first time in living memory, prompting Robe River Kuruma Traditional Owners to blame Rio Tinto's excessive water extraction for the environmental damage, while the company prepares to build a desalination plant to mitigate future water shortages. #WaterCrisis #IndigenousRights #SustainableDevelopment #AU #WA
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Rio Tinto's water use dries sacred waterhole, Aboriginal group says
MELBOURNE, May 6 (Reuters) - A sacred waterhole used for thousands of years by Aboriginal people in Western Australia has run dry for the first time in living memory, with the Robe River Kuruma Traditional Owners blaming years of unsustainable water pumping by Rio Tinto.