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Kosovo Charges Two Company Officials Over Water Poisoning Case

Published by Balkan Insight on Mon, 02/07/2022 - 15:38

The Peja/Pec Basic Prosecution charged two officials of the Kosovo water supply company Hidrodrini in Peja/Pec, related to water poisoning in Decan/Decani in July 2021.

Prosecutor Dorjan Juniku confirmed on Monday that they were charged with involvement in the poisoning of around 1,500 people in the Decan/Decani area.

Kosovo Town Declares Emergency over ‘Contaminated Water’ Scare

Published by Balkan Insight on Tue, 07/13/2021 - 13:58

"A state of emergency has been declared on the entire territory of the municipality of Decan," said the text of an official decision made by the mayor of Decan/Decani, Bashkim Ramosaj, on Tuesday.

Ramosaj said he made the decision because more than 880 people are suspected to have fallen ill as a result of drinking contaminated water in the municipality over the past two days.