The phosphorus cloud in Ukraine will not reach Romania, said the Romanian Environment Minister, Attila Korodi. After samples of water and air were analyzed, it became clear that none of the regions in Northern Romania was polluted.
The toxic cloud, formed after a train transporting white phosphorus derailed, remains near the border with Poland and Slovakia. Ukrainian authorities still refuse to make any official statements about the disaster.
The Environment Minister considers that the attitude adopted by Ukraine is abnormal and promised to cooperate with his homologues in Poland and Slovakia, in order to file an official complaint at the European Union's institutions.
Still, Korody says that he received a letter from the Polish Environment Minister, Jan Szyszko, who informed him that there are no changes in the air and the cloud is wearing off in Ukraine.
UPDATE: Ukraine finally makes official statements
Ukrainian authorities answered on Wednesday in the case of the chemical accident that caused on Monday the formation of a toxic white phosphorus cloud near the border with Poland. according to the Ukrainian officials, "the accident was local and won't have any effects across the Ukrainian borders.
Romanian Environment officials confirmed that Ukraine's answer states that Romania will not be affected in any way.
