Floods and Contamination

["J. J. Rozental" <joseroze@netvision.net.il>]

Los Angeles Times-Latimes.com,
Thursday, April 20, 2000

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/science/20000420/t000037287.html

    Floods and Contamination
     Several tons of waste sludge contaminated with uranium poured from a
mining operation in western Romania into nearby streams and then the Fekete
Koeroes River in eastern Hungary. The pollution followed significant spills
of cyanide and heavy metals earlier in the year and comes at a time when
large parts of Eastern Europe are experiencing their worst flooding in
recent memory. Officials reported that tens of thousands of people in
Romania and Hungary were threatened by floodwaters. The Tisza River rose
above record marks near the city of Tokaj. The Bodrog River, a tributary to
the Tisza, was reported to be flowing backward because of the immense
pressure from the main river.

Copyright 2000, Los Angeles Times

Jose Julio Rozental
joseroze@netvision.net.il
Israel





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