DHA-UNDRO 92/0786
MONTENEGRO - FLOODS
DHA-UNDRO SITUATION REPORT NO. 1
26 NOVEMBER 1992
SITUATION
1. FLASH FLOODS CAUSED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE NORTHERN PART OF MONTENEGRO HAVE DAMAGED A DAM, RETAINING 3.5 MILLION CUBIC METERS OF HIGHLY TOXIC WASTE, MAINLY FROM LEAD AND ZINC MINES, AT THE TOWN OF MOJKOVAC. THE TARA RIVER IS NOW CONTINUOUSLY ERODING THE BASE OF THE DAM ON A LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 170 METERS, WHERE THE PROTECTIVE LAYER OF CONCRETE SLABS HAS BEEN WASHED AWAY.