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Risk of contamination in 12 villages in Álava due to possible spill in the Ihuda River

The Basque Government and the emergency services of Castile and Leon have declared a state of alert  after learning that numerous crabs have appeared dead in the river.

Alerta de contaminación en 12 localidades de Álava, por un posible vertido en el río Ayuda
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Twelve villages in Treviño County, in Álava, are on alert for the pollution of the Ihuda Riverdue to the possibility of a spill. Through the mayors of these municipalities, the Basque Government's Emergency Services have sent out a message that there is no contact with the water in that river, neither people nor animals, since oso is contaminated from Bernedo to Berantevilla.

For this reason, the Basque Government and the emergency services of Castilla y León have activated thesituation of alert , following the appearance last night of numerous dead crabs in the river stream. 

In total there are twelve affected villages, including Treviño itself, all of which have been warned not to consume or touch river water. 

On Friday, technicians from the Basque Water Agency, Environment and URA took samples to determine the origin and gravity of the spill. Since the Administrative Board of Treviño, its president, Roberto Bajos, has told Radio Euskadi that they have been asking the Junta de Castilla y León for years to carry out works at the purifier.

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