Frankfurt Oder: Mayor on the death of fish: Municipalities in an acute situation left alone
Frankfurt Oder
Mayor on fish kills: Municipalities left alone in an acute situation
The mayor of the Oder city of Frankfurt, René Wilke (who has become a leftist), has criticized that municipalities are left alone with crisis management in view of the fish deaths in the Oder. “During this crisis, I have actually only experienced that the authorities say that we are not responsible,” Wilke told the dpa news agency on Sunday, referring to the federal and state levels and internal German structures. “There was a confused action and non-action, so that until yesterday the municipalities made their own decisions,” said Wilke. “We managed the acute situation on our own.”
The mayor of the Oder city of Frankfurt, René Wilke (who has become a leftist), has criticized that municipalities are left alone with crisis management in view of the fish deaths in the Oder. “During this crisis, I have actually only experienced that the authorities say that we are not responsible,” Wilke told the dpa news agency on Sunday, referring to the federal and state levels and internal German structures. “There was a confused action and non-action, so that until yesterday the municipalities made their own decisions,” said Wilke. “We managed the acute situation on our own.”
The dead and decomposing fish, which pose a risk to people and the animal and plant world, have been cleared on the banks of the city of Frankfurt, said the head of the town hall. isolated life can be seen in the Oder again, and schools of fish can also be observed again. Wilke assumed that initially there were no signs of further fish deaths. However, it remains unclear in what condition the Oder is currently and how great the permanent damage can be. Poland and Germany must now work together with experts on the future of the Oder habitat, said Wilke.