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Nicole Roman, 8, weeps at the grave of her grandmother Rosario Roman who dies in 2008 at the age of 65 due to stomach cancer. Nicole was very close to her grandmother and still has trouble letting go, says her mother Angelica Roman. Rosario’s husband Adelimo Rarrido says his two surviving children are also sick with cancer. The residents of the region claim that the oil drilling, which included the dumping of oil and contaminated water into the local rivers, has resulted in the death of thousands of people.