Peru said on Wednesday that an estimated eight barrels of crude oil leaked off the country's central Pacific coast as part of the cleanup process following a bigger spill earlier this month.
A new oil spill has been spotted off the multi-buoy Terminal 2 of Repsol s La Pampilla refinery, Peru s Navy and the Environmental Assessment and Enforcement Agency (OEFA) reported Tuesday.
Hundreds of traditional fisherman living just outside the Peruvian capital fear their livelihoods are ruined following an oil spill caused by a volcanic eruption thousands of miles away. Authorities called the spill, caused by an eruption on the other side of the Pacific near Tonga, the worst ecological disaster in Lima in recent times.
Peru said on Wednesday that an estimated eight barrels of crude oil leaked off the country s central Pacific coast as part of the clean-up process following a bigger spill earlier this month. .