Czech villagers rail against giant Polish coal mine
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02/07/2021 - 07:36 The Polish power plant at Turow and open-cast coal mine beside it are blamed for falling water levels in nearby villages in the Czech Republic Michal Cizek AFP 3 min
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For the past 18 years, Czech physics teacher Karel Rehak has seen the water level in his well drop steadily, a phenomenon he attributes to a nearby sprawling Polish brown-coal mine.
The open-cast Turow lignite mine spans 28 square kilometres (11 square miles) and supplies a power station that accounts for some seven percent of Poland s electricity consumption.
Located in the middle of Europe where the borders of Poland, Czech Republic and Germany intersect, the mine is now at the centre of a bitter dispute between Prague and Warsaw.
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