Peru declares ‘environmental emergency’ on coastal area hit by oil spill

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People take part in a demonstration against the Spanish oil company Repsol in Lima, on January 21, 2022 after the spill of some 6,000 barrels of crude oil. — AFP pic Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. LIMA (Peru), Jan 23 — Peru yesterday declared an “environmental emergency” along a stretch of coast hit by an oil spill caused by freak waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific.With the 90-day decree, the government said it plans “sustainable management” of 21 beaches tarred by 6,000 barrels of oil that spilled from a tanker ship unloading at a refinery last Saturday.That accident followed the stunningly powerful eruption of an undersea volcano near the nation of Tonga, unleashing tsunami waves around the Pacific and as far away as the United States.In Peru the oil spill near Lima has fouled beaches, killed birds and harm…