Belgium blames France after finding tonnes of dead fish in river
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dailystar.co.ukAuthorities in Belgium have blamed France for a ton of fish killed in a river, claiming the deaths were caused by a leak at a sugar beet refinery.
The Belgian region of Wallonia said yesterday 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.
They 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.
Wallonia, which abuts the border with France, said 50-70 tonnes of fish died in its territory along a 36 km (22 mile) stretch of the Scheldt river, also known as the Escaut, and that France's
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