INDIA ENVIRONMENT OIL SPILL

Oil waste removed from Ennore Creek following the oil spill in Chennai

epa11032670 Local fishermen transport barrels of oil waste collected from Ennore Creek following an oil spill, in Chennai, India, 16 December 2023. In the aftermath of the oil spill following Cyclone Michaung over the Buckingham Canal at North Chennai's Ennore Creek, local fishermen, and special teams from the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) have removed 15 tons of oil waste from the backwaters of Ennore Creek. According to a survey by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), the oil spill reported in the floodwaters in the Ennore-Manali area in North Chennai has now reached the sea and spreads over an area of 20 sq km from the mouth of the Kosasthalaiyar River to Kasimedu harbor. EPA/IDREES MOHAMMED

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