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A year after Peru’s worst environmental disaster, local fishers point to continued contamination of ecosystems and struggles for fair compensation from Spanish energy giant
By Paula Bayarte Lima, Jul 15 (EFE).- Around 11,000 barrels of oil spilled into the ocean and tarred Pacific Coast beaches following a Jan. 15 leak at a Peruvian refinery operated by Spanish energy company Repsol, triggering a flurry of accusations and demands that those responsible be held accountable. But six months later, uncertainty still …