Yugoslavia: Ecological Disaster


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source - Aleksandra Milicevic <sasham@ucla.edu 

I am forwarding you the letter that I have received today from my hometown,
addressing the issue of the possible ecological catastrophe bound to happen
if NATO continue with the operations. The letter is written by director of
Petro chemical complex which was heavily bombed two nights ago and then,
again, last night.

 Could you please post it on your page and forward it further, as it is very
important that as many people as possible be aware of the consequences of
"collateral damages".

If you need any additional information, feel free to contact me by email.

Best regards, Sasha Milicevic

Europe facing ecological disaster Pancevo, April 16, 1999

 It is my duty and obligation to inform the domestic and international
public that on 15th April 1999 at 22:40 NATO forces heavily bombarded the
plants of the Petrochemical Complex in Pancevo which were in regular
operation. Installations and equipment of the Vinyl Chloride Monomer plant
and Ethylene plant were directly hit. Indirectly, heavy and destructive
explosions damaged the Chlor-alkali plant and Polyvinylchloride plant and
buildings inside the complex as well as a large number of civilian houses
and flats in the surrounding area. The fire broke out and huge quantities of
toxic matters such as chlorine, ethylene dichloride and vinyl chloride
monomer flowed out. The transformer stations were also heavily damaged and
very toxic transformer oil flowed out. Unfortunately but unavoidably a large
number of people were injured and intoxicated.

At this moment we do not know the exact number of intoxicated and injured
civilians who were evacuated. Due to the power failure and utilities and
auxiliary fluids interruption a large quantity of combustible, explosive and
toxic matters remained trapped in the equipment, installations and tanks. It
will take a lot of time to drain and evacuate all those matters from the
plants before the plants could be considered safe for a wide surrounding
area. The plants have been heavily damaged and cannot be put in operation.

According to all the terms and rules of warfare accepted and followed so
far, the plants of chemical process industries of this type have never been
military targets and objects of strikes. The range of products of "HIP
Petrohemija" d.p. Pancevo is of extremely civilian nature and bombardment of
these plants represents the worst war crime and it reveals genocidal
intentions of the aggressor. Therefore, we call upon the petrochemical
producers, licencors and engineering houses all over the world to raise
their voice and warn those who give orders for bombing of the danger and
catastrophic consequences which might be caused by bombing of this kind of
plants.

HIP PETROHEMIJA (Pancevo petrochemical complex)

 Dr Slobodan Tresac
 Director Generala
 
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