criticism of belarus s authoritarian president, alexander lu kashenko. his family and opposition groups say he was clearly speaking under duress. the authorities, who ve labelled mr protasevich an extremist, claim television confessions by government opponents are purely done voluntarily. officials in sri lanka are desperately trying to contain a potentially devastating oil leak from a sinking cargo ship. the ship caught fire nearly two weeks ago, debris and oil have already spread onto the coast, sparking fears of an environmental disaster. the bbc s secunder kermani has more. an environmental disaster that only looks to be getting worse. after a fire broke out around two weeks ago, this huge ship, the x press pearl, is sinking. desperate efforts to tow it further away from sri lanka s western coastline have failed, with part of the boat striking against the sea bed.
an environmental disaster that only looks to be getting worse. after a fire broke out around two weeks ago, this huge ship, the x press pearl, is sinking. desperate efforts to tow it further away from sri lanka s western coastline have failed, with part of the boat striking against the sea bed. millions of plastic pellets that were being transported have already contaminated sri lanka s beaches. clean up operations are under way, but the tiny pellets used to manufacture everyday products are often mistaken for food by marine life. the fear now is of a possible huge oil spill. around 350 tonnes were on board. it s not known how much has been burnt off. this is by far the worst marine environmental disaster sri lanka has ever seen, because if there s oil spills, it s going to be adding onto the plastic pellets and on top of the chemicals and the toxins, and the environmental disaster is going to quadruple. at the main fish market in the city of negombo, local fishermen know this could be
alexander lu kashenko. his family and opposition groups say he was clearly speaking under duress. the authorities, who ve labelled mr protasevich an extremist, claim television confessions by government opponents are purely done voluntarily. officials in sri lanka are desperately trying to contain a potentially devastating oil leak from a sinking cargo ship. the ship caught fire nearly two weeks ago, and debris and oil have already spread onto the coast, sparking fears of an environmental disaster. the bbc s secunder kermani has more. an environmental disaster that only looks to be getting worse. after a fire broke out around two weeks ago, this huge ship, the x press pearl, is sinking. desperate efforts to tow it further away from sri lanka s western coastline have failed, with part of the boat striking against the sea bed. millions of plastic pellets that were being transported have already contaminated
any more, i m sorry. the family has praised the police investigation and said it would return here for a vigil on sunday night. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. there are fears that hundreds of tonnes of oil could spill into the sea off sri lanka from a stricken cargo ship, adding to what is already a major environmental disaster. the container ship caught fire two weeks ago, and huge quantities of plastic pellets on board have already spread along sri lanka s western coastline polluting pristine beaches and threatening the country s fishing industry, as secunder kermani reports. an environmental disaster that only looks to be getting worse. after a fire broke out around two weeks ago, this huge ship, the x press pearl, is sinking. desperate efforts to tow it further away from sri lanka s western coastline have failed, with part of the boat striking
more small boats across the english channel around 100 people a day this week. as the summer hots up, expect more, and expect greater political and legal pressure on ministers to find a solution. dominic casciani, bbc news, folkestone, in kent. officials in sri lanka are desperately trying to contain a potentially devastating oil leak from a sinking cargo ship. the ship caught fire nearly two weeks ago, and debris and oil have already spread onto the coast, sparking fears of an environmental disaster. the bbc s secunder kermani has more. an environmental disaster that only looks to be getting worse. after a fire broke out around two weeks ago, this huge ship, the x press pearl, is sinking. desperate efforts to tow it further away from sri lanka s western coastline have failed, with part of the boat striking against the sea bed.