Hundreds of people have accused the citizens of Petronor Muskiz and Abanto Zierbena of "killing"
Residents of the two municipalities in Bizkaia have taken to the streets on Thursday to protest against the leak of benzene from the refinery. They have reported that the authorities took preventive measures "late" despite the high levels of benzene detected in the morning.
A moment of the Muskiz demonstration.
The citizens of Muskiz and Abanto (Bizkaia) have demonstrated today, convened by various neighbourhood associations, to protest against the leakof benzene that took place on Thursday in Petronor and to denounce the management of the incident. Due to the high levels of the substance, the Basque Government recommended staying at home.
The demonstrators marched in two columns in front of the refinery, one from Trinity Square in Las Carreras, Abanto, and the other from Muskiz City Hall.
"The mining area is not for sale," "Petronor is enough," or "You are killing us," have been the slogans spoken by the population, showing their anger. They have reported that the authorities imposed preventive measures"too late. "Indeed, the high levels of benzene were detected in the morning, but they were not advised not to leave the house until night.
Representativesof EH Bildu and Podemos Euskadihave attended the mobilization.
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