Miles de litros de crudo tiñen de negro las costas del Golfo de Tailandia
Miles de litros de crudo tiñen de negro las costas del Golfo de Tailandia
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La operadora PTT Global Chemical Pcl ha pedido disculpas por lo sucedido y ha sellado la fisura. Las tareas de limpieza se extenderán durante al menos tres días más.
30.07.2013A Thai soldier in white biohazard suit rolls out a ream of special paper in a clean-up operation at Ao Prao Beach on Koh Samet, Rayong July 30, 2013. Crude oil that leaked from a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend has reached a Thai tourist resort, pipeline operator PTT Global Chemical Pcl said on Monday. Around 50,000 litres of crude oil poured into the sea on Saturday around 20 km (12 miles) off the coast of Rayong, southeast of the capital Bangkok. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha -
"Estoy muy preocupado. Nunca pensé que este vertido podría tener un impacto tan extremo en el turismo", se lamenta el ministro tailandés de Turismo Somsak Phurisisak sobre el vertido que afecta a la costa este del país.
30.07.2013Royal Thai Navy personnel work to clean up from a major oil slick on Ao Phrao beach on the island of Ko Samet on July 30, 2013. Thai navy personnel battled to clean up the major oil slick which coated a beach on the popular tourist island in a national park after a pipeline leak. AFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURIAFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI -
Un portavoz del Gobierno tailandés, Pakdihan Himathongkam, ha explicado que aviones están esparciendo dispersante químico sobre la zona más afectada por el vertido de petróleo en la playa de Ao Prao.
30.07.2013A Thai soldier in white biohazard suit takes part in a clean-up operation at Ao Prao Beach on Koh Samet, Rayong July 30, 2013. Crude oil that leaked from a pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand over the weekend has reached a Thai tourist resort, pipeline operator PTT Global Chemical Pcl said on Monday. Around 50,000 litres of crude oil poured into the sea on Saturday around 20 km (12 miles) off the coast of Rayong, southeast of the capital Bangkok. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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