Environmental Disaster Due to Oil Spill Worsens in Ecuador - teleSUR English

Ecuador: Communities demand government act following massive oil spill

Communities in Esmeraldas province in northern Ecuador have denounced the government’s failure to act following one of the country’s biggest oil spills in recent history, reports Ben Radford.

According to official information, the spill occurred on March 13 after the collapse of a dam that was part of the containment structure of more than 25,000 barrels of oil that were wasted after the incident. READ ALSO: President Noboa travels to the U.S. in the midst of an environmental and political crisis in Ecuador It is also pointed out that the crude oil spread, causing the contamination of at least four rivers, as well as, affecting the e…

Ecuador: In the northern province, about four million litres of oil are released from a damaged pipeline. Minister of Energy Manzano first played down the crowd, criticizing local media.

Environmental Disaster Due to Oil Spill Worsens in Ecuador - teleSUR English

A precarious dam collapsed, allowing the oil spill to continue unstoppable toward the Pacific Ocean. On Tuesday afternoon, an improvised containment dike on the Caple River collapsed due to the heavy rains that continue to batter the province of Esmeraldas. As a result, thousands of barrels of oil continue to flow through Ecuadorian rivers toward the Pacific Ocean. RELATED: Oil Spill in Ecuador Advances Through the Esmeraldas River Toward the Pa…

The containment dam on the Caple River, Cube sector, collapsed this Tuesday night, March 25, due to the volume of rain and the accumulation of beatings due to the intense rains recorded in Esmeraldas.

Over 25,000 barrels of crude oil spilled in northern Ecuador

More than 25,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into rivers and coastal areas in northern Ecuador after a pipeline rupture, state-owned oil company Petroecuador said Tuesday.