Thousands of dead fish were found Saturday in a stretch of the Oder River near the border between Poland and Germany, raising fears of an environmental disaster.
The tens of tons of lifeless floating fish were probably carried by the current from Poland, where the first cases were reported by local residents and fishermen in late July.
German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke, who fears an “environmental catastrophe”, has demanded a full investigation to determine the causes of this “environmental disaster”.
On Saturday, Polish Climate Minister Anna Moskwa said that both Polish and German water analyses were identical. “No mercury was found. The analyses carried out on both sides of the border show a high salinity,” she told the press, indicating that further analyses were underway.
The Oder has been considered a relatively clean river for many years, home to some 40 species of fish.
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