Nearly 1,000 affected families in rural areas of Quinindé, Esmeraldas, after oil spill

About 1,000 families in Esmeraldas have been affected after the oil spill by a break in the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE).

According to the Ministry of Energy and Mines, the event was caused by a landslide, resulting from heavy rainfall. Multiple Ecuadorian entities and companies resumed on Saturday the efforts to contain and recover the oil that spilled after a break in the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (Sote) last Thursday, in the Ecuadorian province of Esmeraldas.

Updated 14:15 Redacción Teleamazonas.com In a bleak panorama and environment of uncertainty live the citizens in Esmeraldas. Six days after the spill of crude dozens of families, fishermen and visitors express their indignation, despair and concern for the situation. Daily... The entry ‘Can’t sleep, is suffocating’: Desolation and uncertainty in Esmeraldas after oil spill was first published in Teleamazonas.

About 500,000 people in the province of Esmeraldas are affected by the emergency caused by an oil spill in Quinindé. On March 13, a break of SOTE was reported in the El Vergel-Mirador sector, which caused a crude spill in Quinindé. This break affected various areas of the country. [...] The news Ecuador. Emerald Emergency: How many people are affected by the oil spill? aparece primero en El Diario Ecuador.

The state oil company Petroecuador declared in emergency this Tuesday the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE) and stopped the exports of crude oil after the spill recorded in the province of Esmeraldas (northwest) that leaves 500,000 people affected, according to the authorities.The firm reported that it postponed the exports of oil of variety Oriente after establishing the figure of force majeure in its operations.With this measure it seeks…

The Ministry of the Environment, Water and Ecological Transition called on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and volunteers with experience in wildlife management to collaborate in the cleaning and recovery of the Mangrove Wildlife Refuge Estuary Ríos Esmeraldas. This shelter was seriously affected by the oil spill that occurred on March 13 in the vicinity of the Quinindé canton. In addition, an appeal was made to older students and professi…