Page 29 - Oder River News Today

There’s no clear cause for the pollution problem on the Oder River, but it’s turning into a political problem for the ruling Law and Justice party.

BERLIN (Reuters) - An unknown, highly toxic substance in the Oder river, which runs through Poland and Germany, appears to be the cause of a mass die-off of fish, the German state of Brandenburg's environment ministry said.

Over 10 tons of dead fish have washed along the shores of German-Polish border river Oder near Genschmar, eastern Germany, Poland deploys troops to clean up the mess.

Poland’s prime minister says “huge amounts of chemical waste” were probably dumped intentionally into the Oder River, which runs along the border with Germany

PARIS (AP) -- Firefighters from across Europe struggled Thursday to contain a huge wildfire in France that has swept through a large swath of pine forest,

PARIS (AP) — Firefighters from across Europe struggled Thursday to contain a huge wildfire in France that has swept through a large swath of pine fore

In recent days, tons of dead fish have washed up ashore the Oder River on the Polish-German border. While the exact cause of the mass death of fish remains unknown, German authorities speak of incredibly high levels of mercury found in the water.

Poland’s prime minister says “huge amounts of chemical waste” were probably dumped intentionally into the Oder River, which runs along the border with Germany

Poland has deployed soldiers to help clean up the country's second-longest river after 10 tons of dead fish surfaced in the waterway.

Firefighters from across Europe struggled Thursday to contain a huge wildfire in France that has swept through a large swath of pine forest, while Germans and Poles faced a mass fish die-off in a river flowing between their countries. Europe is suffering under a severe heat wave and drought that has produced tragic consequences for…