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Hundreds of fish die in the river coming down from the Zubieta incinerator

  • The Arkaitzerreka River, which comes down from the incinerator of Gipuzkoa, has been devastated this Saturday by hundreds of leeches and fish. A toxic escape cannot be ruled out. ARGIA talked to a person who's been there. "The low stream of the incinerator, here there is no type of activity that can affect people's health. The entire river is dead," he said.

09 May 2020 - 20:41
Hildako angila batzuk Arkaitzerrekan, erraustegitik metro batzuk behera.
Zarata mediatikoz beteriko garai nahasiotan, merkatu logiketatik urrun eta irakurleengandik gertu dagoen kazetaritza beharrezkoa dela uste baduzu, ARGIA bultzatzera animatu nahi zaitugu. Geroz eta gehiago gara, jarrai dezagun txikitik eragiten.

The Zubieta incinerator continues to speak, although it has not yet been officially opened. According to ARGIA, on Saturday, 9 May, hundreds of fish have appeared in the Arkaitzerreka regatta, which goes from there to the Oria River, mainly anilos.

This means of communication has spoken to an eyewitness who has pointed out that in many parts of the river there was foam in the waters of the river. He has called the emergency services 112 and the Municipal Police of Usurbil, and they have informed him that the URA agency was aware of this. The URA agency, for its part, has not made public any communication on this matter.

A place where the photo of dead fish has been taken.

The authorities in Gipuzkoa should clarify what has happened and whether there has been a toxic spillage at the incinerator in Zubieta. This person from the Anti-Incinerator Movement has taken some dead fish and samples of water, without ruling out the carrying out of an analysis.

The Environment Deputy of Gipuzkoa, José Ignacio Asensio, said that although the Zubieta incinerator is in the phase of "tests", 200 tonnes of waste are being burned a day, when the Spanish Government completes the State of Alarm will be inaugurated.

Two days ago, the Anti-Incinerator Movement addressed ten questions to the authorities, asking them to answer.

The live situation is explained in the video below.


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