India sends team to Mauritius as stranded oil tanker breaks apart
India sends technical equipment and a team of oil-spill specialists
16 August 2020 - 22:26
India has sent technical equipment and a team of specialists to Mauritius to help local authorities deal with an environmental crisis after an oil spill from a Japanese ship, a government official said on Sunday.
A Japanese bulk carrier struck a coral reef off the Indian Ocean island nation on July 25, spilling about 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil and triggering a state of “environmental emergency”...
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