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The Mysterious Sleep Illness
Doctors haven't been able to work out what's causing it.
Some people think the small village's location close to a former uranium mine, which closed more than two decades ago, could be behind it, although no abnormal readings have been found in samples of the village's water of soil.
The fact is that hundreds of the inhabitants of Kalachi, in Kazakhstan, fall asleep suddenly, sometimes for several days, without an explanation. Memory loss and sometimes even hallucinations seem to accompany the illness in some cases.
Now the heads of neighbouring districts are offering to move the villagers to new homes and jobs elsewhere. Priority is being given to the families who have children in the village. More than half of the village's 582 residents plan to relocate.
Some people think the small village's location close to a former uranium mine, which closed more than two decades ago, could be behind it, although no abnormal readings have been found in samples of the village's water of soil.
The fact is that hundreds of the inhabitants of Kalachi, in Kazakhstan, fall asleep suddenly, sometimes for several days, without an explanation. Memory loss and sometimes even hallucinations seem to accompany the illness in some cases.
Now the heads of neighbouring districts are offering to move the villagers to new homes and jobs elsewhere. Priority is being given to the families who have children in the village. More than half of the village's 582 residents plan to relocate.