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A river of 600,000 gallons of red wine flowed through a small Portuguese town on Sunday.
According to theNew York Post, two Levira Distillery tanks carrying a considerable volume of alcohol spilled during transport through São Lourenço de Bairro, which is home to around 2,000 residents, as of 2021, per theNational Institute of Statistics.
A video shared on Twitter, now known as X, shows the river of red wine gushing down a steep hill through the streets of the small town located in the northern region of Portugal in the municipality of Anadia.
Because of the magnitude of the wine contaminating the area, an environmental warning was issued, per theNew York Post.
Per the publication, firefighters responded to a home near the Levira Distillery, who reported that the basement was flooded with vino.
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“We assume full responsibility for the costs associated with cleaning and repairing the damage, having teams do so immediately,” the statement reads. “We are committed to resolving this situation as quickly as possible.”
The establishment said that it excavated the land drenched in wine and took the affected soil from the field into which the river ran off to a special treatment plant, according to theNew York Post.
In March 2020,CNNreported that 1,000 liters of Cantina Settecani red wine to be bottled seeped into water pipes and through the faucets and shower heads of around 20 homes, 10 miles south of the northern Italian town of Castelvetro di Modena.
Giorgia Mezzacqui, who was deputy mayor at the time, told CNN the wine only leaked through the pipes for approximately three hours. The outlet also reported that the local government shared on Facebook that the leakage was not a threat to residents’ health.
“At a time where we have very little to smile about, I’m glad we brought some levity to others,” Mezzacqui told CNN at the time. “Hopefully some day they’ll remember us and will want to come visit us.”
source: people.com
