C.C.U.P. Combine pulp and paper mill (Alto Catumbela)

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C.C.U.P. COMPANHIA DE CELULOSE DO ULTRAMATAR PORTUGUES) March 1983 early morning attack on the Angolan community Alto Catumbela commando assault rebel movement UNITA and captured 66 Czechoslovak citizens , including children and women. It was the UN experts , who were in Angola commence production in the local paper mill and pulp mill . " At a quarter to six in the morning firefight broke out , " says Lubomir Sazeček survivor and one of the witnesses to this event. At that time did not know what to expect - a dramatic 84 day march 1300 km and more long days as prisoners in the camp Jamba in the south of Angola. Only after a total of 111 days were released women and children . After another less than a week it was released seven sick men . To 23 June 1984 was released the rest of the twenty men.Then there was this event a press embargo and the Soviet Union was going to deal with armed kidnapping path using the Cuban military forces. Czechoslovak leadership is opposed to this solution and chose the diplomatic negotiations. UNITA rebel leader Jonas Savimbi was going for negotiations with the Czechoslovak authorities to reach from Czechoslovakia international recognition of the existence of his organization . His next goal was to win the post of President of Angola.
Walk through the bush was a Czechoslovak prisoners horrible experience that people still remember and wakes them from sleep. For example, the Slovak František Zloch remembers the cry of his colleague Michael Szany " Ferko , chlorine god ! " Members of UNITA began destroying the factory and could cause an explosion and a huge disaster. Worst experience at all , there is the memory of the death of their colleague Jaroslav Navratil , which lasted pilgrimage to the southeast Angola. Reportedly fell and injured his head. We managed to get a box , put it into his body and bury it . Everyone then sang the Czechoslovak national anthem .
Combine pulp and paper mills still in Alto Catumbela not in use. There can not a man who would be put into operation .
Dramatic Warning to be released from Alto Catumbela : pulp and paper mill in the village of Ganda ( Benguela province ) has 20 tons of highly toxic chemicals with expired dates stored in unsuitable conditions . Option accident spot size is unprecedented environmental disaster in Angola . Effects on the release of toxic gases may extend to a radius of 80 km and material can affect the main watercourse in the region since the company is located on the waterfront Catumbela. Jornal de Angola sent to the local news team and contacted the head of the Steering Committee , Calumbo Evaristo, who confirmed the disturbing news .
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