Dead fish in the Oder: how dangerous is the water?
Apparently suspicious symptoms detected in dog
Created: 08/17/2022, 11:04 am
By: Anna Lorenz
Why are thousands of dead fish floating in the Oder?
Poland and Germany are looking for the cause.
A task force of experts is working at full speed.
Szczecin - The death of fish in the Oder is still unexplained.
Thousands of carcasses had been found in the water in this country since Tuesday (August 9th).
In Poland, a striking number of dead fish had already been discovered in the border river about two weeks earlier.
In order to improve the lack of crisis communication between the two countries, a task force has now been set up to determine the cause of the environmental disaster.
Furthermore, the question arises: How dangerous is the water of the river?
Fish deaths in the Oder: river carries thousands of carcasses – how dangerous is the water?
An environmental catastrophe is the death of thousands of animals in the Oder.
Also on the Polish side of the border river, according to
focus online
, the effects of the fish kill are already great.
The current temperatures in particular are tempting to cool down in the river - with fatal consequences.
The newspaper reports about a dog that had to struggle with serious signs of illness after bathing in the Oder.
The animal is now still "weak and exhausted, but at least the vomiting and diarrhea have improved and the hunger is gradually coming back".
German authorities also warn against contact with the probably toxic river water.
Dead fish, mussels and snails have collected on the surface of the water at a dam laid by the fire brigade in the German-Polish border river Westoder, near the branch from the main river Oder.
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Patrick Pleul
Fish kill in the Oder: Polish economy hit hard – “People are afraid”
As the online portal
Wszczecinie
reports, restaurants are also affected by the Oder disaster.
Fish dishes would be avoided.
However, the fish usually do not come from the Oder.
"But unfortunately people are afraid," said a restaurateur to the portal.
Tourists no longer want to do leisure activities in the questionable waters either.
According to focus online
, a boat rental company pointed
out that “almost no customers” were left.
Politicians are said to have even predicted that the summer season with the fish kill would come to an unexpectedly early end.
(askl)
