Lebanon oil spill is spreading
Following up from the earlier report about the oil spill caused by the Israeli bombing of Jiyyeh power station in Lebanon, we learn that it has spread over 120km of the Lebanese coast (over half of the entire coastline). The toxic sludge is covering up entire coastal areas, killing off much of the wildlife in its path and endangering the health of populations living near the affected areas. Continuous shelling by Israel is preventing any sort of action to counter this massive disaster, and even efforts to evaluate the full impact of the oil spill have been impossible.
The massive oil spill originating from the Jiyyeh power station is spreading in the Mediterannean. The Israeli army has justified its disastrous actions claiming that
« Hezbollah was lauching rockets from the area. »
» ‘Damage is done’ to Lebanese coast (BBC News)
» Lebanon oil spill crisis (Al Jazeera)
» Oil Spill Reaches Syrian Coastline (Electronic Lebanon)
the oil spill in Mexico would surely be one of the greatest environmental disasters for this year.”`*
Comment by Victoria Young — May 5th, 2010 @ 5:00 AM