The picturesque city, known for its baroque architecture and stunning Alpine lake, faces a week-long water contamination crisis. Faecal bacteria has rendered the tap water unsafe to drink, but the source of the problem remains unknown despite investigations. Speculation runs rampant with no official solution in sight.
For at least a week, and some local people say much longer, the tap water in this city of baroque facades and a stunning Alpine lake has been contaminated with faecal bacteria and unsafe to drink. No one – not the government or environmental officials – has managed to ascertain the cause although baseless theories involving poisoned wells, migrants and other scapegoats run wild in pubs and the darker corners of the internet. Nor is a solution in sight.
“It’s just one thing after another. I don’t usually vote but I think I will this time – every year just seems to get harder and harder. I don’t understand why people aren’t protesting in the streets – they need to wake up.” “It’s a catastrophe – they informed us of the problem far too late,” said Michaela, 57, adding that she and her husband, Peter, had felt unwell after drinking from the tap up to three weeks before the government alert went out.
Founded by ex-Nazi functionaries and meant to provide former fascists with a political home after the second world war, it proved relatively moderate until the former FPÖ leader and Carinthia premier, who died in a car crash outside Klagenfurt in 2008, harnessed immigration fears to make it a potent political force.
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