2019 Kapresh water crisis
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| Time | 18 August 2019 |
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| Duration | August 2019–December 2019 |
| Location | Kapreburg |
| Type | Water contamination |
| Cause | A chemical spill into the water source of Kapreburg |
| Participants | Residents of Kapreburg |
| Deaths | 0 |
The 2019 Kapresh Water Crisis of was an event of water contamination which had began roughly between 11 August 2019 to 18 August 2019. The crisis was caused by a chemical spill into the water source of the Kapresh population and poor filtration. Strange water continued to be reported up until 1 December 2019, of when the crisis would be declared over.
Timeline
Chemical leak into the Little Calumet River
The Crisis began roughly between 11 August 2019 up until 18 August 2019. at the time the Luxembourg based steel production company ArcelorMittal has accidentally leaked dangerous amounts of cyanide, ammonia and nitrogen into the waters of the Calumet River in Illinois. Which would lead to the chemicals to be spread through out the river into Lake Michigan. which resulted in the closure of many beaches along the coast of Indiana and the death of thousands of fish.[1]
Effects in Kapreburg
On 18 August 2019, Jack Morris of Kapreburg reported feeling nauseous and light headed. He would proceed to drink the tap water, thinking it was unrelated. it would continue until the morning of 20 August 2019 of when Jack Morris found out about the chemical spill. Upon finding, he stopped drinking the tap water after feeling nauseous and light headed again after drinking it. Morris later on turned the tap on and black water would come out. King Jackson I would issue a warning not to drink the tap water until the lake and river are declared clean, as the Kapresh civilian population's water supply either comes from the Calumet River or Lake Michigan.