Tons of fish, shellfish and birds found dead in lake in Drava National Park, Hungary

The incident is just 20-30 with the first discovery of the body count, but now there are more than four tons of fish, shellfish and protected birds died, and estimates there are a lot of dead bodies sink to the bottom.

Environmental Protection Agency, Water Authority, food chain safety bureau, Disaster Management Authority and the Danube – Drava National Park staff several times in the past week extracted from the sample questions lake, although the analysis is still in progress, But experts believe that the reason for this incident but the rain many times in the past few weeks has led to waterlogging and Delaware Canal and how waves (Dombó-csatorna) Multi-level rise occurs, make certain toxic substances into the ponds being.

Somogyudvarhely total of 7.7 hectares belong water Fishing Association, the area is a municipal road is divided into two separate artificial lake, the fish deaths occurred in only where a. Mitigation and relief work currently being carried out by volunteers who work together with, Water Authority and Kaposvar’s “rope associations” volunteers who are trying to save, and Fishing Association has also requested the support of local government. It is understood that the Delaware River and what is yet to come in waves canals contaminated fish died.

The incident did not cause casualties, but more than four tons of animal carcasses classified as dangerous goods to be transported by the Fishing Association is responsible to pay the prescribed places, it will be no small expense. More serious than the loss of material is a direct result of this incident in the past 30 years Fishing Association’s efforts in vain, and the local tourist attraction will be greatly reduced.

The pollution caused by a large number of carp, carp, perch, pike and bream death, many of them for up to one meter, weighing 30-40 kg of fish.

The local government said the size of the problem has more than a small fishing associations and local governments within its power range, so they issued a rescue request to the State Government.

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