“Everything indicates that significant environmental damage could have been avoidedA spokesman for the Anadia municipality told AFP. The accident, the causes of which are not yet known, occurred on Sunday in the small village of Livera, about a hundred kilometers south of Porto, after two tanks exploded at a local distillery.
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more than Two million liters of wine flowed into the streets Local daily newspaper Diario de Coimbra reported that floods submerged this village near Anadia, submerging the road, land and at least one cellar. One of the main concerns was to prevent the wine from polluting the Sertima River about 5 kilometers from the village.
Livera Distillery has also since responded to “Take full responsibility for this unfortunate incidentadding that she It will cover costs associated with cleaning and repairs», in a note published on social networking sites. The company also thanked the local authorities for their intervention.Fast and efficient, which made it possible to reduce the environmental impact as much as possible“.
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