Mauritius declares a state of environmental emergency after an oil tanker runs aground

Tim Allman
  • 4 years ago
France is sending equipment and technical advisers to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius after its prime minister appealed for urgent assistance to contain a worsening oil spill there. The authorities have declared a state of environmental emergency - after a Japanese tanker ran aground two weeks ago. The BBC's Tim Allman reports.

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