{"id":38027,"date":"2022-06-10T16:55:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T14:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=38027"},"modified":"2022-06-10T16:59:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T14:59:04","slug":"wastewater-getting-dumped-in-lana-river-spills-out-onto-streets-after-heavy-rains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wastewater-getting-dumped-in-lana-river-spills-out-onto-streets-after-heavy-rains\/","title":{"rendered":"Wastewater dumped in Lana River spills out onto the streets after heavy rains\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several minutes of rain was all it took for Lana River to overflow its banks this Thursday.<\/p>\n

The odor from the sewage and wastewater that gets dumped into the city\u2019s main river has been a major concern for years since the regime change.<\/p>\n

These untreated waters get spilled out onto the streets in days of heavy rains becoming an even more problematic issue especially for residents living close to the river but for passers-by as well.<\/p>\n

Citizens spoke to Euronews Albania and voiced their concerns:<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce upon a time, we used to wash our clothes here. This water used to be safe to drink but now it looks like petrol.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing we can do; we\u2019re used to it. It smells like Albania.\u201d \u2013 these were only some of the concerns.<\/p>\n

According to environmental experts, the Lana River has turned into a sewage canal.<\/p>\n

A 2020 report on the state of the Albanian environment showed that Lana\u2019s water is in extremely poor condition that is well below the required norms.<\/p>\n

Amongst the main contributors to this pollution are wastewaters, washing detergent, industrial waters, and solid wastes.<\/p>\n

Tirana is the only capital in the entire region that doesn\u2019t have a system in place for the treatment of wastewaters.<\/p>\n

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