Thousands of sugar cane workers die as wealthy nations stall on solutions

By Sasha Chavkin and Ronnie Greene

Mysterious kidney disease has killed thousands of men in an isolated region of Central America, but why?

Excerpts from this story referencing "Maudiel Martinez":

"… ormal now, but inside I feel like I’m burning.” …"

"… her ailments. So many men have died in some parts of rural Nicaragua that Maudiel Martinez’s community, called The Island, now is known as the Island of the Widows …"

"… ons daily to each field worker, said spokesman Granera. In November 2009, Maudiel Martinez boarded a company bus one morning and headed for the fields. He was 17 and …"