Contaminated area in Yahuarcocha lagoon would reach 5,000 square meters

The affected area was demarcated and emerging lettuces were placed to purify the water and prevent the passage of the burnt oil that entered the reservoir.

The Ministry of the Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (MAATE) filed a complaint with the Public Prosecutor for the contamination in Laguna Yahuarcocha. The action was taken after the warning issued on Tuesday, March 18. From ECU 911, the mobilization of specialized units of the Ibarra Fire Corps (CBI), Municipal Control Agents and the Secretariat of Risk Management (SGR) to respond to the emergency was coordinated. During the inspecti…

Updated 19:45 Redacción Teleamazonas.com One day after the pollution of Laguna Yahurcocha the Ministry of the Environment filed a complaint with the Attorney General's Office of the State on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. The State portfolio pointed out that the... The entry Ministry of the Environment denounces in Prosecutor's Office pollution of Laguna Yahuarcocha was first published in Teleamazonas.