RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Chile - Biological Hazard

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-02-24, 04:36:22 [UTC] Ref.no.: BH-20100224-25052-CHL Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-02-24 at 14:43:59 [UTC] Event: Biological Hazard Location: Chile Departmento de Atacama Atacama coastal areas Situation: There are serious signs of a toxic red tide on the Atacama region coast. Health authorities came forward to confirm that an unidentified woman was hospitalized in Caldera last Tuesday with symptoms of red tide poisoning. The victim had been consuming sea food that was allegedly infected with toxic bacteria. Miguel Hormazábal, Sanitary Action Chief for the region of Atacama, declared to Radio Cooperativa in reaction to doubtful arguments that “There is no such thing as a closed-season situation. We are closing the whole fishing area down. This situation will probably last for a month or so according to previous experience in the matter. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu