The river of red mud that invaded Piscinas beach "is not a surprise". What is surprising is that the problem "becomes worthy of attention only when the impact is evident and reveals its full severity".
This is the WWF's position on the environmental disaster in one of Sardinia's jewel beaches: «What has been done and is being done to resolve a situation that is much more serious than what the color of the waters of the stream that flows into the sea already predicts ? Why has the material present in the mine and quarry system not yet been reclaimed, why has no prevention action been taken, why has no one monitored?", asks the environmental association, underlining that "the time has come to act , also because the event we are witnessing seems more serious than usual."
A river full of red water, loaded with harmful and poisonous heavy metals that flows into the sea. The shocking video shot by a resident is making the rounds on social media and in the main newspapers, including national ones.
The mayor of Arbus is worried and on the pages of L'Unione Sarda, he defines it as "shameful" to have that video released on social media, creating "negative advertising that discourages tourists".
«A sad fate – states Paolo Salis – every year the tourist season is tainted by events that are bad for our territory». That river, he specifies, «does not all come from the mine wells, the majority comes from the nearby Donegani dam, from where it was deliberately released from the relief valve at the bottom of the structure, in compliance with the rules of the Civil Engineers which requires the maintenance of a certain level of the reservoir".
(Unioneonline/L)