Peru on Saturday declared an environmental emergency to battle an oil spill caused by a tsunami due to a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific.
The stunningly powerful Jan. 15 eruption of an undersea volcano in Tonga unleashed tsunami waves around the Pacific Ocean and as far away as the US.
In Peru, the oil spill near Lima has fouled beaches, killed birds and harmed the fishing and tourism industries.
With its 90-day decree, the Peruvian government said it is to undertake “sustainable management” of 21 beaches tarred by 6,000 barrels of oil that spilled from a tanker ship unloading at a refinery
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