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Paraguay Lake Turns Pink From Industrial Pollution
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August 16, 2021
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1:22Now PlayingParaguay's Environment Minister has blocked the operations of a tannery in the city of Paraguari after waste from the facility allegedly turned local waters an illuminous pink color, causing consternation among locals.
Nearby landowners fear that once it rains the liquid will contaminate the streams that drain into Lake Ypoa.
Local resident Juan Valentín García Miró has filed a formal complaint before the Environmental Criminal Justice for possible illicit processing of industrial waste in the surroundings of Durli tannery.
"Everything that can be processed there is going to filter and go directly to the (lake) Ypoa. The waste is not going to be left behind," said García.
According to Carapegua's town councillor Margarita Miró, local authorities have been visiting the place and inspecting the situation.
"It (industrial waste) cuts the oxygen for the fish: they drown or they ingest toxins. The fish were opened and they were all black inside; in other words, this is not a light problem," said Miró.
This is not the first case of polluted waters in Paraguay.
The water of the Cerro Lagoon had also changed their colour due to industrial waste.
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