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2021-06-03 17:35:11 GMT2021-06-04 01:35:11(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
by Tang Lu, Jamila Najmuddin
COLOMBO, June 3 (Xinhua) On June 2, hundreds of security personnel in COVID-19 protective clothing were busy removing tons of chemical pollutants and plastic from a beach in Colombo. About 9.5 nautical miles into the sea, they could see the charred remains of a foreign vessel swaying in the gusty monsoon wind.
On May 20, the X Press Pearl container vessel loaded with chemicals exploded and caught fire off Colombo Port. Many of the containers and other polluting materials on board fell into the sea and were being washed ashore, posing a serious threat to the environment.