可怕。

新德里東部的Ghazipur垃圾場，面積有40多個足球場大小，并以每年10米的速度長高。目之所及，遍地垃圾。

現在，這個垃圾山已經超過65米高。按照目前的增長速度，在2020年它將比近73米的泰姬陵還高。

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印度最高法院去年警告稱，不久后就不得不在垃圾場周圍設立紅色警示燈，提醒過往的噴氣式飛機（不要撞“山”了）。

這座不斷增長的垃圾場到底是什么來歷呢？

Ghazipur was opened in 1984 and reached its capacity in 2002 when it should have been closed. But the city's detritus has kept on arriving each day in hundreds of trucks.

Ghazipur垃圾場于1984年開業，2002年應該關閉。但每天依然有數百輛卡車在上面傾倒垃圾。

"About 2,000 tonnes of garbage is dumped at Ghazipur each day," a Delhi municipal official said on condition of anonymity.

“每天約有2000噸垃圾被傾倒在Ghazipur垃圾場，”一位不愿透露姓名的德里市政官員說。

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垃圾場還經常引發坍塌和爆燃事故。

In 2018, a section of the hill collapsed in heavy rains killing two people. Dumping was banned after the deaths, but the measure lasted only a few days because authorities could not find an alternative.

2018年，一部分“山丘”在大雨中坍塌，造成兩人死亡。事故發生后當局禁止了傾倒，但該措施僅持續了幾天就舊態復燃，因為無法找到替代方案。

Fires, sparked by methane gas coming from the dump, regularly break out and take days to extinguish.

來自垃圾場的甲烷氣體經常引發火災，并且需要數天才能熄滅。

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而且，垃圾場導致的空氣和水污染，還讓周圍的居民幾乎難以正常呼吸。

"The poisonous smell has made our lives hell. People fall sick all the time," said 45-year-old local resident Puneet Sharma.

45歲的當地居民Puneet Sharma說：“有毒的氣味使我們的生活變成地獄。人們總是生病。”

A government survey conducted between 2013 and 2017 reported that Delhi saw 981 deaths from acute respiratory infection while more than 1.7 million residents suffered from infections.

2013年至2017年間進行的一項政府調查顯示，德里有981人死于急性呼吸道感染，170多萬居民受到感染。

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媒體預測，印度這個垃圾“山”未來幾年只會變得更大。

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Indian cities are among the world's largest garbage producers, generating 62 million tonnes of waste annually. By 2030, that could rise to 165 million tonnes, according to government figures.

印度各城市是世界上最大的垃圾生產者，每年產生6200萬噸垃圾。根據政府的數據，到2030年，每年生產的垃圾可能會增至1.65億噸。

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對此，網友們也是很無語……

@Olderbutnonethewiser: Yet they have a space programme!

@Olderbutnonethewiser: 他們還計劃飛向太空呢！

@Eyeswideclosed Incredible India?

@Eyeswideclosed 神奇的國度？