61.   There are concerns that with corrosion, the reactor compartments could take on enough water to sink and contaminate ocean water.

62.   Authorities in countries neighboring Rwanda, including Uganda and Tanzania, had expressed fear that thousands of bodies recovered from the lake could contaminate the water.

63.   Local authorities suspected the water was contaminated largely due to water rationing.

64.   Some people were also reported to have refrained from drinking tap water due to a rumour that the water could be contaminated with germ or poisonous substances.