Authorities in Roraima state say 59 Indigenous children are currently being treated, 45 of them from Yanomami tribes, who are being decimated by disease and illegal mining in Amazon jungle.
Indigenous Health Secretary Weibe Tapeba calls on military to act swiftly against illegal miners, saying 700 members of Indigenous community were going hungry due to invasion by 20,000 wildcat gold miners.
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