China News Service, Beijing, August 25th, Warsaw News: According to Poland's The First News news network, Andrzej Bartkowiak, commander-in-chief of the Polish National Fire Brigade, said on the 23rd that firefighters have been removed from the Olympics. A total of 202 tons of dead fish were removed from the River Odra.
A large number of dead fish have appeared in Poland's second largest river, the Oder, since late July, and the cause of the mass die-off is still under investigation.
According to reports, the incident has been called Poland's worst environmental disaster in recent years.
Although the Polish Ministry of Health said earlier that there is currently no evidence that the polluted Oder water poses a threat to human health, the incident still has a negative impact on businesses near the river.
Polish government officials said on the 24th local time that the government has passed a bill to provide assistance to companies affected by the environmental disaster in the Oder River.
Marlena Malag, Poland's Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy, said travel agencies, entertainment facilities operators and caterers near the Oder River were affected by the environmental disaster and the resulting drop in foot traffic. and reduced income by at least half.
The government will provide assistance to these enterprises, and the specific assistance plan will be announced on the 25th.
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