Posted on 03/05/2023 7:26:58 AM PST by EBH
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WOIO) - A dam designed to prevent toxic water contamination in East Palestine, has failed.
Residents tell 19 News heavy rain has caused Leslie Run Creek to rise, and spill over the makeshift dam, near the derailment sight.
19 News was able to obtain several photos of water from that manmade dam covering the Main Street area of town. Residents fear the contaminated water may seep into homes or businesses - causing another level of fear for those who live in the area.
Eric Cozza tells 19 News he’s frightened to think about what this new threat could mean, “I fear that now the chemical is in the ground, it’s going to leach towards the water ducts, our aquifer for drinking water. I’m concerned that the park is now contaminated. Kids won’t be able to play there or walk through there on their way to school.”
Cozza’s family has already been diagnosed by a doctor with chemical irritation or rashes on their skin, with the overflow of water Cozza says the odor of chemicals is back in the air again, “I have fear, I’ve had fear and now this just put the anxiety over the top.”
One East Palestine resident on social media said he was warned by a work crew in the area to get away from the overflowing dam, and they called it dangerous.
As for Cozza, he says he doesn’t know how much more their community can take, “They made this dam deep enough to pump the water out of the creek. They call them booms, so, it catches the chemicals before it goes further down the creek.”
19 News did reach out to East Palestine Fire and a dispatcher said they have not received even one call about a breach in the dam. We also reached out to Mayor Trent Conaway and are waiting for a callback.
“New level of fear as a makeshift dam is breached in East Palestine”
This has all the earmarks of a RUSSIAN operation.
(why the hell not blame them?)
Don’t live where “Palestine” is in the name of where you live.
When are they going to remove these people from this town?!!!!
Fear mongering from the media?
If memory serves, both the state & federal EPAs said there was no problem(s).
Governors Dewine & Shapiro said there was no problem(s).
Who are you gonna believe? The government or the media
So ... who made the shoddy dam?
Are the people who created this dam the same ones who presume to manage the economy? Sure feels like it...
Does anybody believe that those chemicals will not eventually be in Louisiana?
Who’s in charge of this shitshow, Larry, Moe, or Curly Joe?
“Who are you gonna believe? The government or the media”
what a terrible set of choices I have. I’d have to trust the govt more then the media. The media is ALWAYS wrong and ALWAYS pushing an agenda. The government can maybe, possibly, somehow, find a way to say the truth in some instances.
Or I’ll put it other words—I do believe there are some people who work for the government who do have good intentions and sincerely believe in the USA. I do not believe ANYONE in the media.
Get the Army Corps of Engineers in there....and stop playing around.
I fear for these people. I gotta say that of all the fear words raised up and thrown around over the decades “dioxin” and “PCBs” which had their heyday awhile back sounded pretty actually scary. Nothing to mess with.
That was a rhetorical question, Shirley ? !
Don’t know the situation in EP, but many chemicals do not mix well with water. Like oil they tend to stay on the surface forming a film. The booms are absorbent bales tied together across a river or stream to keep the surface water and chemicals in place so they can be siphoned off without hindering the overall flow of the stream. They are used all the time in oil spills. If they had the types of rains there this weekend that we had in Indiana Friday they could be dealing with flash flood conditions. Especially on small streams and ditches.
“So ... who made the shoddy dam?”
Norfolk Southern RR
“Who’s in charge of this shitshow, Larry, Moe, or Curly Joe?”
Joe “Half for the Big Guy” Biden and his chest feeding sidekick, Buttboy.
I'm guessing the same people who thought an open hazardous materials burn pit in an American town upstream of a quarter of the country was a GREAT idea!
Indeed there is a good chance for 10% for the big guy...
https://thediggings.com/places/oh0292394603/mines
East Palestine, Ohio Mines
It almost feels like they are trying to drive people off their land and homes.
Something about chips and mines...
“Who are you gonna believe? The government or the media”
NEITHER!
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