A former Air Force base where hundreds of thousands of people could be exposed to toxic chemicals is now a wasteland in California that has remained abandoned for 32 years.
Newly Resurfaced video George Air Force Base investigation shows apartment complexes, medical buildings, recreational facilities and other areas are abandoned, filled with debris, graffiti and broken glass, with broken windows, broken doors, caved-in ceilings and destroyed walls. The situation is shown.
“This place is a little surprising,” the content creator said, stumbling over broken glass. “I don't want to get into the asbestos issue too much because there was an issue with asbestos.”
The base was established during World War II after the Environmental Protection Agency found that pollutants could be released into the soil and leach into groundwater, impacting human health and the environment. It was abolished by the government in 1992.
Since then, many of the thousands of people who lived or worked at the 5,347-acre base, along with those who lived nearby, have suffered from a host of medical problems from exposure, from cancer and heart disease to miscarriages and infertility. It is claimed that
“We all served or were commissioned to protect the United States,” retired Airman Frank Berra said in a statement. solar In 2022.
“We agreed to sacrifice our bodies or lay down our lives, if necessary, in defense of the country we love. We did not agree to be needlessly poisoned. .”
Vera said she was diagnosed with radiation exposure and has suffered seizures, emphysema, chronic pain syndrome and other medical problems.
The base, about 80 miles north of San Bernardino, was designated a Superfund site in 1990 and two years later its water and soil were contaminated with 33 harmful radioactive chemicals, including jet fuel and trichlorethylene, according to the EPA. It was closed due to contamination. .
Vella, who manages a Facebook group and website aimed at exposing the former base, said more than 1,500 people have contacted him who believe their health is at risk from the base, including includes at least 300 women who reported miscarriages, The Sun reported.
Air Force doctors also reportedly urged women to avoid pregnancy while on base.
In 2020, at least 51 plaintiffs, including Vera, tried to sue the federal government, alleging dangerous exposure to toxic chemicals caused medical problems, the newspaper reported.
A judge later dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that the federal government has “sovereign immunity” and cannot sue.
The EPA plans to clean up contamination at George Base until at least 2077.
