Polluted water flowing from an iron ore mine in eastern Slovakia has turned the Slana River orange, killing fish and wildlife on a long stretch before it reaches Hungary in what is fast developing into an ecological disaster.
Slovak authorities say they are taking steps to reduce the amount of polluted water stemming from the mine, which is state owned.
"This high iron content covers the gill of the fish and... reduces the surface where the fish breathe, and they start to suffocate." Rudne Bane filed a criminal complaint against an unknown perpetrator, he said, adding the company was preparing a public procurement procedure for a process which would release uncontaminated water from the higher levels of the mine directly into the river.
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