2022 Oder environmental disaster

The 2022 Oder environmental disaster occurred in August. Many fish, beavers and other wildlife in the Oder river in Poland and Germany died.[1] This caused a health and environmental crisis.

The Oder drains a basin of 119,074 km² (45,975 sq mi) in Czechia, Poland and Germany.
Dead fish in the Oder river

On 11 August 2022, it was discovered that some parts of the Oder river were contaminated and many dead fish were seen on shore.[2][3][4]

The discovery was made by local fishermen.[5]

References
  1. Strzelecki, Marek (11 August 2022). "Dead fish in River Oder on Polish/German border spur contamination probe". Reuters. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. Auto, Hermes (11 August 2022). "Dead fish in River Oder on Poland-Germany border spur contamination probe | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. "Ten tonnes of dead fish hauled out of polluted River Odra". www.thefirstnews.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. "Tonnes of dead fish pulled from River Oder in Poland as officials warn of possible contamination". Sky News. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. "Wędkarz znad Odry: "boimy się". Czy poznamy prawdę?". OnetKobieta. 11 August 2022. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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