Norway's Longyearbyen runs out of drinking water
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What the sources report
Residents of a remote Norwegian town have been advised not to drink tap water due to heavy metal contamination. Kathimerini
Longyearbyen is located in the Svalbard archipelago and is supplied with water mainly from an artificially dammed lake 2.5 kilometres long. ERT News
Scientists estimate that the contamination is linked to the thawing of the permanently frozen ground. ERT News
The municipality informed the 2,600 residents for the first time in September of last year, when manganese concentrations were found to be 25 times higher than the limit of 50 micrograms per litre. ERT News
At the beginning of this year, sulphate and nickel levels exceeded the recommended limits, and the ban on drinking tap water remains in force. ERT News
Where they differ
The Guardian, as relayed by Politic.gr, does not give a single distance from the North Pole: Politic.gr writes 1,326 kilometres, while Kathimerini and ERT News write about 1,300 kilometres and about 1,300 kilometres respectively. Politic.gr ERT News Kathimerini
As for the mayor's name, To Vima writes Terche Aounevik, ERT News Terie Aounevik and Kathimerini Tergie Aounevik. ERT News Kathimerini To Vima
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