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They undulate like white sheets spread out in the sun, the clouds above the Lifford Bridge. They flow in the celestial vault, moved by the winds of the Atlantic, disregarding the border beneath them. The waters of the River Foyle seem to imitate them. There is no physical limit dividing those molecules. Borders are a human construct, just like that bridge: 115 meters of reinforced concrete connecting Lifford in Co Donegal, Republic of Ireland, with Strabane in Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland. ....
Criminal investigation launched into north-west landslide A criminal investigation has been launched into a devastating landslide which transformed a natural beauty spot in the north-west into a murky “black porridge”. Shocking footage of the incident in Mid-November was viewed by thousands online as it showed thousands of tonnes of peat slipping downstream from the top end of the Mourne Beg River in Donegal. John McCartney, director of conservation and protection at the Loughs Agency, told the Stormont Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee on Thursday (January 21) that the resulting damage had been so significant that it had affected fisheries downstream in Northern Ireland several miles from the site. ....
Stormont committee told river peat slide was catastrophic The bog slide sent thousands of tonnes of peat into the Derg and Mourne Beg rivers Seamus McKinney 21 January, 2021 17:55 A huge landslide into rivers in Donegal and Tyrone which started on the site of a new windfarm has been described as “catastrophic” by the Loughs’ Agency. Thousands of tonnes of peat bog, trees and vegetation were swept into the Mourne Beg and Derg Rivers during the peat slide on November 13 last year. Damage was also caused to the Corgary trout farm. It subsequently emerged that the peat slide originated on land which is being developed as a wind farm at Meenbog near Stranorlar in County Donegal in conjunction with global retail firm, Amazon. The incident attracted huge interest as footage of trees and vegetation floating down hill was widely shared on social media. ....
Emergency measures completed at Meenbog wind farm Emergency measures undertaken by the developer of Meenbog wind farm, in order to stabilise the peat slide that impacted the Mourne Beg River, are substantially complete, Donegal County Council has said. In a statement this morning the local authority said: “These measures, which reduce the risk of further peat slides and mitigate against further pollution, require the ongoing need for surface water management on the site in order to divert water away from the site of the peat slide. The emergency measures and water quality impacts are subject to ongoing monitoring. “The Cross-Border Multi-Agency Working Group, established in the wake of the peat slide on the 12 ....
The peat slide took place on the 12th and 13th of November The council says these measures, which reduce the risk of further peat slides and mitigate against further pollution, require the ongoing need for surface water management on the site in order to divert water away from the site of the peat slide. The emergency measures and water quality impacts are subject to ongoing monitoring. The Cross-Border Multi-Agency Working Group, established in the wake of the peat slide has continued to meet on a weekly basis since the event, and officials have been monitoring and inspecting the wind farm site on a regular basis. ....