Brazil prosecutor orders urgent repairs at Norsk Hydro plant

March 13 (Reuters) – Norsk Hydro Asa: * PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM INTERNAL BRAZIL ALUNORTE PLANT TASK FORCE  * DISCHARGE OF WATER OVERFLOWING FROM THE ADJACENT WASTE-WATER HOLDING POND INTO THE INTERNAL OPEN DRAIN, CANAL VELHO, IN ADDITION TO THE ALREADY COMMUNICATED RAINWATER RELEASE  * HAS NO INDICATIONS OF LEAKS OR OVERFLOW FROM THE BAUXITE RESIDUE DEPOSIT AREAS  * HAS DETECTED CRACKS IN A PIPELINE, LEADING EFFLUENT FROM THE DRS1 DEPOSIT AREA TO WATER TREATMENT STATION. CURRENT INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE EFFLUENT WAS CONTAINED IN A CONTAINMENT BOX  * HAS BEEN ORDERED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR OF PARÁ TO WITHIN 48 HOURS TAKE MEASURES, INCLUDING REPAIRING THE CRACKS AND TO BLOCK THE ENTRANCE TO CANAL VELHO * CEO SAYS“PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM THE INTERNAL TASK FORCE SHOWS THAT WE DO NOT HAVE THE FULL OVERVIEW OF THE SITUATION AND THE COURSE OF EVENTS” * HYDRO: CEO SAYS „WILL EVALUATE THE SITUATION THOROUGHLY AND REVERT WITH MORE INFORMATION IN DUE TIME“