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Bad Weather Hits Northern Italy - Milan

The Seveso River has overflowed in the northern Niguarda neighborhood. The arrival of autumn has brought a wave of bad weather that has hit northwestern Italy in particular. An orange alert was issued on Sunday for parts of Lombardy and Liguria, while torrential rains have been hitting the province of Milan since last night. Milan, Italy on September 22, 2025. Photo by Emanuele Roberto De Carli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bad Weather Hits Northern Italy - Milan

The Seveso River has overflowed in the northern Niguarda neighborhood. The arrival of autumn has brought a wave of bad weather that has hit northwestern Italy in particular. An orange alert was issued on Sunday for parts of Lombardy and Liguria, while torrential rains have been hitting the province of Milan since last night. Milan, Italy on September 22, 2025. Photo by Emanuele Roberto De Carli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bad Weather Hits Northern Italy - Milan

The Seveso River has overflowed in the northern Niguarda neighborhood. The arrival of autumn has brought a wave of bad weather that has hit northwestern Italy in particular. An orange alert was issued on Sunday for parts of Lombardy and Liguria, while torrential rains have been hitting the province of Milan since last night. Milan, Italy on September 22, 2025. Photo by Emanuele Roberto De Carli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bad Weather Hits Northern Italy - Milan

The Seveso River has overflowed in the northern Niguarda neighborhood. The arrival of autumn has brought a wave of bad weather that has hit northwestern Italy in particular. An orange alert was issued on Sunday for parts of Lombardy and Liguria, while torrential rains have been hitting the province of Milan since last night. Milan, Italy on September 22, 2025. Photo by Emanuele Roberto De Carli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bad Weather Hits Northern Italy - Milan

The Seveso River has overflowed in the northern Niguarda neighborhood. The arrival of autumn has brought a wave of bad weather that has hit northwestern Italy in particular. An orange alert was issued on Sunday for parts of Lombardy and Liguria, while torrential rains have been hitting the province of Milan since last night. Milan, Italy on September 22, 2025. Photo by Emanuele Roberto De Carli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bad Weather Hits Northern Italy - Milan

The Seveso River has overflowed in the northern Niguarda neighborhood. The arrival of autumn has brought a wave of bad weather that has hit northwestern Italy in particular. An orange alert was issued on Sunday for parts of Lombardy and Liguria, while torrential rains have been hitting the province of Milan since last night. Milan, Italy on September 22, 2025. Photo by Emanuele Roberto De Carli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bad Weather Hits Northern Italy - Milan

The Seveso River has overflowed in the northern Niguarda neighborhood. The arrival of autumn has brought a wave of bad weather that has hit northwestern Italy in particular. An orange alert was issued on Sunday for parts of Lombardy and Liguria, while torrential rains have been hitting the province of Milan since last night. Milan, Italy on September 22, 2025. Photo by Emanuele Roberto De Carli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bad Weather Hits Northern Italy - Milan

The Seveso River has overflowed in the northern Niguarda neighborhood. The arrival of autumn has brought a wave of bad weather that has hit northwestern Italy in particular. An orange alert was issued on Sunday for parts of Lombardy and Liguria, while torrential rains have been hitting the province of Milan since last night. Milan, Italy on September 22, 2025. Photo by Emanuele Roberto De Carli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bad Weather Hits Northern Italy - Milan

The Seveso River has overflowed in the northern Niguarda neighborhood. The arrival of autumn has brought a wave of bad weather that has hit northwestern Italy in particular. An orange alert was issued on Sunday for parts of Lombardy and Liguria, while torrential rains have been hitting the province of Milan since last night. Milan, Italy on September 22, 2025. Photo by Emanuele Roberto De Carli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bad Weather Hits Northern Italy - Milan

The Seveso River has overflowed in the northern Niguarda neighborhood. The arrival of autumn has brought a wave of bad weather that has hit northwestern Italy in particular. An orange alert was issued on Sunday for parts of Lombardy and Liguria, while torrential rains have been hitting the province of Milan since last night. Milan, Italy on September 22, 2025. Photo by Emanuele Roberto De Carli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bad Weather Hits Northern Italy - Milan

The Seveso River has overflowed in the northern Niguarda neighborhood. The arrival of autumn has brought a wave of bad weather that has hit northwestern Italy in particular. An orange alert was issued on Sunday for parts of Lombardy and Liguria, while torrential rains have been hitting the province of Milan since last night. Milan, Italy on September 22, 2025. Photo by Emanuele Roberto De Carli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bad Weather Hits Northern Italy - Milan

The Seveso River has overflowed in the northern Niguarda neighborhood. The arrival of autumn has brought a wave of bad weather that has hit northwestern Italy in particular. An orange alert was issued on Sunday for parts of Lombardy and Liguria, while torrential rains have been hitting the province of Milan since last night. Milan, Italy on September 22, 2025. Photo by Emanuele Roberto De Carli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bad Weather Hits Northern Italy - Milan

The Seveso River has overflowed in the northern Niguarda neighborhood. The arrival of autumn has brought a wave of bad weather that has hit northwestern Italy in particular. An orange alert was issued on Sunday for parts of Lombardy and Liguria, while torrential rains have been hitting the province of Milan since last night. Milan, Italy on September 22, 2025. Photo by Emanuele Roberto De Carli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bad Weather Hits Northern Italy - Milan

The Seveso River has overflowed in the northern Niguarda neighborhood. The arrival of autumn has brought a wave of bad weather that has hit northwestern Italy in particular. An orange alert was issued on Sunday for parts of Lombardy and Liguria, while torrential rains have been hitting the province of Milan since last night. Milan, Italy on September 22, 2025. Photo by Emanuele Roberto De Carli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bad Weather Hits Northern Italy - Milan

The Seveso River has overflowed in the northern Niguarda neighborhood. The arrival of autumn has brought a wave of bad weather that has hit northwestern Italy in particular. An orange alert was issued on Sunday for parts of Lombardy and Liguria, while torrential rains have been hitting the province of Milan since last night. Milan, Italy on September 22, 2025. Photo by Emanuele Roberto De Carli/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italy: Flooding Hits Milan as Seveso River Overflows Its Banks 2

Heavy storms swept across northern Italy on Monday, September 22, with several regions placed under high weather alerts. The storm brought heavy rain, causing major flooding in Milan as the Seveso River overflowed its banks and forcing residents to evacuate.

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Italy: Flooding Hits Milan as Seveso River Overflows Its Banks

Heavy storms swept across northern Italy on Monday, September 22, with several regions placed under high weather alerts. The storm brought heavy rain, causing major flooding in Milan as the Seveso River overflowed its banks and forcing residents to evacuate.

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Vynova Factory - Mazingarbe

A part of Vynova factory is seen, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. In Mazingarbe, a small town near Lens, Pas-de-Calais, the Madrid-based management of Maxam Tan, a Seveso-classified site, has deserted the company, which is located on a 160-hectare site, and abandoned its seventy-four employees. The latter, while awaiting the judicial liquidation decided by the commercial court of the European Metropolis of Lille on 13 April, are now the only ones to ensure the safety of the ammonitrate (nitrogen fertiliser) factory. This ammonia tank, still filled with 750 tonnes of product, must be emptied according to a strict protocol that only the Mazingarbe employees have mastered. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A worker outfit is hanged next to a sign with Maxam logo at the entry of the Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A part of Maxam factory is seen, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A sign reading "Seveso law" is seen near Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A worker outfit is hanged next to a sign reading "Maxam killed us, factory to sell" at the entry of the Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A part of Maxam factory is seen, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A part of Maxam factory is seen, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A worker outfit is hanged next to a sign reading "Maxam killed us, factory to sell" at the entry of the Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A worker outfit is hanged next to a sign reading "Maxam killed us, factory to sell" and "Liar, Maxam" at the entry of the Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A worker outfit is hanged next to a sign reading "Maxam killed us, factory to sell" at the entry of the Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A worker outfit is hanged next to a sign reading "Maxam killed us, factory to sell" at the entry of the Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A banner reading "Lair, Maxam" is seen near Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A sign with Maxam logo is seen near Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A worker outfit is hanged next to a sign reading "Maxam killed us, factory to sell" at the entry of the Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A sign reading "Seveso law" is seen near Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A sign reading "Seveso law" is seen near Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A sign with Maxam logo is seen near Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A sign reading "Seveso law" is seen near Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A part of Maxam factory is seen, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

Houses are seen near Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A sign rshowing the entrance of Maxam factory is seen near Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Vynova Factory - Mazingarbe

A part of Vynova factory is seen, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. In Mazingarbe, a small town near Lens, Pas-de-Calais, the Madrid-based management of Maxam Tan, a Seveso-classified site, has deserted the company, which is located on a 160-hectare site, and abandoned its seventy-four employees. The latter, while awaiting the judicial liquidation decided by the commercial court of the European Metropolis of Lille on 13 April, are now the only ones to ensure the safety of the ammonitrate (nitrogen fertiliser) factory. This ammonia tank, still filled with 750 tonnes of product, must be emptied according to a strict protocol that only the Mazingarbe employees have mastered. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A sign reading "Seveso law" is seen near Maxam factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Vynova Factory - Mazingarbe

A part of Vynova factory is seen, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. In Mazingarbe, a small town near Lens, Pas-de-Calais, the Madrid-based management of Maxam Tan, a Seveso-classified site, has deserted the company, which is located on a 160-hectare site, and abandoned its seventy-four employees. The latter, while awaiting the judicial liquidation decided by the commercial court of the European Metropolis of Lille on 13 April, are now the only ones to ensure the safety of the ammonitrate (nitrogen fertiliser) factory. This ammonia tank, still filled with 750 tonnes of product, must be emptied according to a strict protocol that only the Mazingarbe employees have mastered. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A part of Maxam factory is seen, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Vynova Factory - Mazingarbe

A sign reading "Seveso law" is seen in front of a part of Vynova factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. In Mazingarbe, a small town near Lens, Pas-de-Calais, the Madrid-based management of Maxam Tan, a Seveso-classified site, has deserted the company, which is located on a 160-hectare site, and abandoned its seventy-four employees. The latter, while awaiting the judicial liquidation decided by the commercial court of the European Metropolis of Lille on 13 April, are now the only ones to ensure the safety of the ammonitrate (nitrogen fertiliser) factory. This ammonia tank, still filled with 750 tonnes of product, must be emptied according to a strict protocol that only the Mazingarbe employees have mastered. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A part of Maxam factory is seen, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Vynova Factory - Mazingarbe

A part of Vynova factory is seen, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. In Mazingarbe, a small town near Lens, Pas-de-Calais, the Madrid-based management of Maxam Tan, a Seveso-classified site, has deserted the company, which is located on a 160-hectare site, and abandoned its seventy-four employees. The latter, while awaiting the judicial liquidation decided by the commercial court of the European Metropolis of Lille on 13 April, are now the only ones to ensure the safety of the ammonitrate (nitrogen fertiliser) factory. This ammonia tank, still filled with 750 tonnes of product, must be emptied according to a strict protocol that only the Mazingarbe employees have mastered. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A part of Maxam factory is seen, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Vynova Factory - Mazingarbe

Vynova logo is pictured at the entry of the factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. In Mazingarbe, a small town near Lens, Pas-de-Calais, the Madrid-based management of Maxam Tan, a Seveso-classified site, has deserted the company, which is located on a 160-hectare site, and abandoned its seventy-four employees. The latter, while awaiting the judicial liquidation decided by the commercial court of the European Metropolis of Lille on 13 April, are now the only ones to ensure the safety of the ammonitrate (nitrogen fertiliser) factory. This ammonia tank, still filled with 750 tonnes of product, must be emptied according to a strict protocol that only the Mazingarbe employees have mastered. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Maxam Factory - Mazingarbe

A part of Maxam factory is seen, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. The Maxam factory in Mazingarbe, in the former mining basin of the Pas-de-Calais, was placed in judicial liquidation on 13 January. This chemical plant was classified as a high threshold Seveso plant that produced ammonium nitrate. The insurance policies are coming to an end and the site is still not secure. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Vynova Factory - Mazingarbe

A sign reading "Seveso law" is seen in front of a part of Vynova factory, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. In Mazingarbe, a small town near Lens, Pas-de-Calais, the Madrid-based management of Maxam Tan, a Seveso-classified site, has deserted the company, which is located on a 160-hectare site, and abandoned its seventy-four employees. The latter, while awaiting the judicial liquidation decided by the commercial court of the European Metropolis of Lille on 13 April, are now the only ones to ensure the safety of the ammonitrate (nitrogen fertiliser) factory. This ammonia tank, still filled with 750 tonnes of product, must be emptied according to a strict protocol that only the Mazingarbe employees have mastered. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)

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Vynova Factory - Mazingarbe

A part of Vynova factory is seen, on April 1st, 2021, Mazingarbe, France. In Mazingarbe, a small town near Lens, Pas-de-Calais, the Madrid-based management of Maxam Tan, a Seveso-classified site, has deserted the company, which is located on a 160-hectare site, and abandoned its seventy-four employees. The latter, while awaiting the judicial liquidation decided by the commercial court of the European Metropolis of Lille on 13 April, are now the only ones to ensure the safety of the ammonitrate (nitrogen fertiliser) factory. This ammonia tank, still filled with 750 tonnes of product, must be emptied according to a strict protocol that only the Mazingarbe employees have mastered. Photo by Julie Sebadelha/ABACAPRESS.COM (Credit:Sebadelha Julie/ABACA/Kyodo News Images)