Gostivar water crisis: SDSM accuses government of negligence
The opposition party SDSM has accused the Macedonian government of failing to respond effectively to a severe water contamination crisis in Gostivar. According to SDSM, the city has been without clean water for over four weeks, leading to a health catastrophe where approximately 4,700 people have required hospitalization and an epidemic of jaundice has been declared.
Natasha Popovic, an SDSM official, criticized the government for providing contradictory information. While Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski previously assured citizens that the water was technically safe for use, Minister of Health Sasho Klevoski later admitted that the water contained
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Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 12 SOURCES] More than 4,700 people have been hospitalized due to water contamination in Gostivar. (SDSM)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The opposition claims no official expert assessment or signed report has been publicly released regarding the water quality. (SDSM)
- [● 3 SOURCES] An epidemic of jaundice has been declared in Gostivar. (SDSM)
- [● 5 SOURCES] Minister of Health Sasho Klevoski stated that many different bacteria and viruses were found in the water. (Sasho Klevoski)
- [● 2 SOURCES] The water contamination in Gostivar reportedly began on June 25. (Natasha Popovic)