Community spokespersons in Azua do not find logical the first explanation of the Ministry of Environment regarding the mass fish deaths in the vicinity of the two newly installed Karadeniz Powership power barges. The Ministry of Environment first explanation by Yeral Segura is that the species were dragged to sea with the flooding of the rivers in Azua.
In another development related to heavy rains that have affected Azua, the Center for Emergency Operations (COE) said that an autopsy identified the corpse as that of 37-year old Álvarez Gerardo. The man had gone missing and it is now known he was dragged by the waters of the Yaque del Sur River in Azua.
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Listin Diario
Listin Diario
7 June 2023