The large dumping site has been found at a private farm Ky Anh District in Ha Tinh Province

DTiNews visited the site in Trai Village, Ky Long Ward, some three kilometres from the FHS, on July 19 following reports from local people.

The dump, which lies in a farm owned by Cao Nhan, covered about two hectares and contained different kinds of waste including used tanks, plastic bags, bricks and concrete, wooden and iron pieces, and black muddy waste.

On the many iron and plastic tanks found here, there were letters written in both Chinese and Vietnamese which indicate toxic substances. Three letters F.H.S which is an abbreviation of Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp. was also seen on some pieces of waste.

According to the owner of the farm, Cao Nhan, at the end of 2013, a foreign man came with his interpreter to ask for Nhan's permission to dump waste at his farm. Nhan agreed after seeing that he could reuse many items in their waste.

"I don't know whether this is hazardous waste or not," Nhan said. "I can take the wooden pieces for fire, the tanks can also be reused."

The farm owner also said that he didn't know about the amount of waste that has been discharged at his farm.