Spanish authorities seek damages from a Swedish mining company over a major toxic spill 25 years ago
The civil trial that opened Tuesday is hearing the case against the Boliden company that ran the Los Frailes Aznalcóllar mine where the walls of a wastewater reservoir burst, pouring an estimated 1.3 billion gallons of acidic liquid into the Guadiamar River in southern Seville province in what was one of s worst environmental disasters. Makeshift dikes kept the liquid and mud from flowing into the nearby Doñana National Park, but a vast area near the mine was inundated with toxic sludge containing traces of zinc, iron and other heavy metals. Thousands of fish and birds were killed.The southern regional government of Andalusia is taking the case against Boliden.The trial will hear testimony from 12 witnesses and three experts and is expected to conclude July 13, court officials said. The southern regional government of Andalusia is taking the case against Boliden.The trial will hear testimony from 12 witnesses and three experts and is expected to conclude July 13, court officials ...