Kuwait Battles Second Oil Spill

Kuwaiti authorities yesterday said they were battling a new crude oil spill in the Abu Fatira area, a day after containing an initial leak that contaminated southern waters.

A statement carried by state news agency Kuna said the new oil leak was a nautical mile long. It did not give details of what caused the incident.

“Kuwait’s Environment Public Authority announced a new one-nautical-mile-long oil spill in the coastal area of Abu Fatira,” Kuna reported.

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Abu Fatira is around 25km south of Kuwait city, while Friday’s spill occurred in the Ras Al Zour area near the southern border with Saudi Arabia.

SOURCE : GDNONLINE

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