The Mine spokesman was full of shit. My first thought was "Is it an old Soviet Era dam?" So I tried to look it up. A greenpeace article said "The dam was built *as* *recently* *as* *1998* so it failed in 2 years after being built? WTF does "as recently as" mean? Was it built in 1998 or not? Was it only worked on or upgraded or repaired in 1998? Maybe part of it was built in 1998? How much cyanide waste collected in 2 years? Wikipedia says the mine was open in 1958, but not when the dam was built. Does anybody know?

This river flows down the Danube and into the black sea, drinking water for 2.5mil people ended up contaminated and in some areas 80% of all local wildlife died yet I cannot find mention of prosecution anywhere. This affected 2000km of the Danube's water catchment area, it's disgraceful and cyanide heap gold mining techniques should be banned.

That darn rain get ya every time

Worse than Baia Mare occurred on Feb 13, 2024 in Copler mine, Erzincan, Turkiye operated by SSR mining (nasdaq code SSRM). Baia Mare was snow-caused overflowing of cyanide pool, Copler had a landslide, caused by improper and reckless mining. SSRM will be liable for damages to ecosystem, in particular water system including Euphrates river extending from Erzincan towards Syria. Copler mine was permitted by Turkish Environmental Ministry headed by Murat Kurum, current candidate for Istanbul mayor on Mar 31 local elections.

those ponds need to be emptied and the water treated. the mine needs to close or pass compensation to all those effected by the spill from the mine.

Why does it always hit people that are struggling anyways???.....😢😢😢. Has the river recovered a bit nowadays?

i don't believe a word that comes out of the young man that represents the mine. exploiting the poor is sickening and destroying the town and the environment is not acceptable and is appalling.

ughhh that gypsy music is fucking hard on the ears

intresting

The worst thing anyone watching this video can do is get the wrong message: know that the blame for this incident lies primarily on the company who failed to maintain an effective means of waste confinement, much like the Coal Ash spill at Kingston, Tennessee. While the Romanian government is not innocent in the matter, they are not the chief perpetrator in this event, and as such one should not get up in political arms about it. To the person who has been attempting to do so in the comments below, a) you know who you are, and b) yes I am calling you out. Stop it.

look on fouillà

Should tell all muslims its a holy river and they should swim there.