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'Feces Everywhere': Balkan Lake Must Clean Up Or Lose UNESCO Status (Video)


'Feces Everywhere': Balkan Lake Must Clean Up Or Lose UNESCO Status (Video)
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Lake Ohrid is among the oldest lakes in Europe and has UNESCO protected status due to its rich store of unique species -- but that is now in danger. Pollution from untreated wastewater in the lake, on the border between Albania and North Macedonia, is killing off local fish and has led the UN body to demand a cleanup.

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