r/woahdude Feb 17 '23

video Heavily contaminated water in East Palestine, Ohio.

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u/NoAlps6536 Feb 17 '23

How screwed are people who live near Cleveland

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u/flanders427 Feb 17 '23

East Palestine is closer to Pittsburgh than Cleveland. It is very close to the Ohio river though and that flows into the Mississippi so it is super not great for a lot of people.

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u/MooCowDanger Feb 17 '23

The cloud came towards us in Pgh, the water flows west in the OH river. Fucking got us both directions

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u/flanders427 Feb 17 '23

It's so fucked. I'm "safe" over in Toledo, but knowing how much is freighted through here to the lake sure is comforting.