50,000+ fish dead due to sewage pollution in Cartagena, Colombia |

According to narrate the natives from the village of Puerto Rey, Puerto Bello sector, due to the expansion of the water pipe to the area north of the city making Aguas de Cartagena, broke the duct of wastewater passing through the place, causing environmental damage.

Based on a community, it is estimated that more than 50 thousand fish died because sewage contaminated around 13 breeding sites. Economic losses of this possible environmental disaster has not been determined, but according to the owners of farms, these contained seeds of fish that cost from 500 thousand to 3 thousand five hundred pesos, not including maintenance and feeding the animals.

Affected fish species include Tarpon, red bream, tilapia and bocachico.

Duct of wastewater, according to residents of the area, broke around 10 o’clock in the morning by the work of excavation that waters of Cartagena ahead. While hours later managed to stop the fluid, some houses are completely surrounded by these waters, as this medium.

“We are very concerned about the situation, I had 5 thousand fish in the hatchery and all are dead. We want to Aguas de Cartagena we answer for damage. With this business I keep my family. Now I don’t know what will I do”, said Rubén Darío García Muñoz, one of those affected by the situation.

Another concern of the community is related to health, in particular the children, who may be affected by the amount of wastewater that is around the area, a situation that is aggravated because the beautiful port sector is not paved and the terrain is suitable for the accumulation of fluids. For this reason also requested support from the environmental authorities.

Such is the situation of Claudia Marrugo, who lives in a House of wood that was completely lined with sewage. She lives with her husband and three children aged 4, 6 and 7. “It gives me fear that children will be sick by this water, also the smell is horrible,” added Marrugo.

Meanwhile waters of Cartagena said that the accident caused the fissure of the pipe and the dumping of sewage, without causing flooding to homes, was then immediately controlled through an emergency download. It said drainage work being carried out to start the respective service, which it is estimated will last for 10 hours.

Courtesy of El Universal

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