In my estimation the most damaged sites will need a cleaning process, as in places where the soil and water have been contaminated with toxic materials, before we can talk about rebuilding. Government officials, doctors and residents in the town report a surge of unexplained symptoms. More than 100,000 tons of carcinogens were unleashed into the air, the water and the soil. The produce is not safe to eat. The long-term damage to the water table and riverbeds is severe.
People complain constantly of stomach pain but have no viral or bacterial symptoms.
We have all been poisoned. The repeated airstrikes on the industrial complex, which covers several acres, culminated in three huge hits at 1 a.m. on April 18. The bombs sent fireballs into the air and enveloped Pancevo in clouds of black smoke and milky white gasses. Flames leapt from the facilities for 10 days. The airstrikes, part of the 78-day effort to destroy Serbia's infrastructure in the war over Kosovo, unleashed tons of chemicals into the air and water.