Belgium blames France after finding tonnes of dead fish in river


  • World
  • Friday, 01 May 2020

A view shows floating dead fish in the Escaut river in Valenciennes, France, April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - The Belgian region of Wallonia said on Thursday that tonnes of fish were killed in a river by pollution that flowed across the border from France and accused the French authorities of being too slow to issue a warning.

The Belgian region said the problem was caused by a leak at a sugar beet refinery, although the French company said there was no proven link between the dead fish in Belgium and the leak at its facility.

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