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Eco-casualties of war

by Judith Lewis
July 28, 2006 12:07 PM

Lebanon Oil Spill

(The photo is from BBC News; the excerpt below is from the Lebanese paper, the Daily Star.)

BEIRUT: At least 10,000 tons of heavy fuel oil have been spilled into the Lebanese sea, causing an environmental catastrophe with severe effects on health, biodiversity and tourism, environmentalists and the Environment Ministry said Wednesday. Two weeks ago, Israeli bombs targeted the Jiyye power station, located on the coast 30 kilometers south of Beirut. Part of the oil in storage tanks has been burning ever since and the other part is leaking into the Mediterranean.

Environmental News Network has slightly more on the consequences to fish (bluefin tuna) and other wildlife (all baby turtles will die).

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