African swine fever (ASF) was detected at Estonian pig farming company Rakvere Farmid’s farm in Põlvamaa county, ERR reports. The farm in the village of Lutsu has more than 9,000 pigs, and all of them will now be slaughtered. Quarantine restrictions are in place around the farm. Markus Kirsberg, CEO of Finnish meat processing group…
The municipal water utility of the Latvian port city of Liepaja, Liepajas Udens, has managed to stop the leakage of raw sewage from its wastewater plant into the Baltic Sea, LSM reports. The company has resumed the operation of the wastewater treatment plant on a temporary basis. Earlier, part of a wall of a sewage…
The Estonian Safety Investigation Bureau (OJK) and the Swedish Accident Investigation Authority (SHK) are conducting an underwater investigation of the wreck of the MS Estonia passenger ferry, which sank in 1994, ERR reports. The investigation team has been filming the wreck and has raised several ship parts to the surface. The investigation, which uses Norwegian…
Part of a wall of the wastewater treatment plant in the Latvian port city of Liepaja collapsed on 23 July 2023, Baltic News Network reports. The State Environmental Service (VVD) said that around 1,250 m3 of untreated sewage leaked into the environment as a result of the accident, LSM reported. Municipal authorities urged residents to…
Estonia’s Agriculture and Food Board (PTA) has confirmed African swine fever (ASF) at a pig farm in Rõuge municipality in Võrumaa county, ERR reports. The farm has been quarantined, and all of the farm’s 116 pigs will be slaughtered. The previous ASF outbreak at a pig farm in Estonia was recorded in Harjumaa county in…
As many as 90% of cars used in Estonia are either petrol or diesel cars, according to a survey commissioned by insurance firm If Kindlustus, ERR reports. Meanwhile, 10% of cars have other types of engine, mostly hybdrid or gas-powered. Only 1% of respondents drive electric cars. The survey showed that 25% of respondents would…
Latvia’s Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) has confirmed African swine fever (ASF) at a farm with 48 domestic pigs in Kraslava municipality, LETA reports. The farm has been quarantined, and all 48 pigs will be destroyed. This is the fourth confirmed ASF outbreak at a farm in Latvia in 2023. The first was recorded in…
A fire broke out at a production facility of the Latvian grain processor, Dobeles Dzirnavnieks, in Dobele in the morning of 16 July 2023, LETA reports. The fire engulfed several floors of the seven-storey building on the city’s Spodribas Street. Dobeles Dzirnavnieks is part of Estonia’s Tartu Mill group. The company produces flour, pasta, cereals,…