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No end in sight: Sri Lanka faces its worst marine crisis as plastic from burning ship washes ashore Firstpost 1 hour ago Agence France-Presse © Provided by Firstpost No end in sight: Sri Lanka faces its worst marine crisis as plastic from burning ship washes ashore Sri Lanka faces an unprecedented pollution crisis as waves of plastic waste from a burning container ship hit the coast and threaten to devastate the local environment, a top environment official warned Saturday. Thousands of navy ratings using mechanical diggers scooped tonnes of tiny plastic granules on the beaches that had come from the Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl that has been smouldering on the horizon for ten days. Sri Lanka s Marine Protection Authority (MEPA) said the microplastic pollution could cause years of ecological damage to the Indian Ocean island.

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