After Massive Oil Spill from Repsol Ship Reaches 2.9 Million Square Meters, Peru Declares State of Emergency

Peru Government Declares State Of Emergency After Oil Spill Caused By Volcanic Eruption In Tonga, In The Pacific Ocean. The Company Responsible For The Product Has 10 Days To Collect All The Oil

Peru is experiencing a climate emergency following a decree from the country’s president, Pedro Castillo. Brigades are fighting to contain an oil spill that was generated by waves after the eruption of the volcano in Tonga, which damaged around 21 beaches in central Peru. The oil spill was caused by abnormal waves last Saturday (15) along the Peruvian coast, hours after the eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga, in the Pacific Ocean.

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Understand How The Oil Spill That Generated A State Of Emergency In Peru Occurred

The eruption of the volcano occurred while a tanker was unloading oil through pipelines to the La Pampilla refinery in Ventanilla, owned by the Spanish company Repsol.

The Environmental Assessment And Oversight Agency (Oefa) stated in a statement that the area affected by the oil spill, according to aerial views obtained by drones, increased to 1.2 million square meters at sea and 1.7 million square meters of land.

The Government Of Peru, which declared a state of emergency, described the spill as the worst ecological disaster in Lima in recent times, as it endangered the fauna and flora in two natural areas, and demanded that the responsible company immediately compensate for the damage.

Repsol Comments On The Oil Spill  

Repsol stated in a statement that a team of divers designated by it is exploring the underwater damage of the spill, and that it has deployed more than 2,500 meters of containment barriers, in addition to 10 vessels with teams of 50 people who are recovering the product that was dumped into the sea.

Furthermore, the company states it regrets not having adequately communicated all of its commitments and actions taken to address the impact that generated the state of emergency in Peru.

The Peruvian prosecutor’s office has started an investigation into the spill, which covered the waters and beaches of three districts in northern Lima, and the government has given a deadline of up to 10 days for all the oil to be collected. The Minister of Environment, Rubén Ramírez, met on the evening of last Tuesday with representatives of Repsol in Lima and stated that, according to the company, six thousand barrels of oil were spilled.

Previously: Ship Sinks With Various Chemicals In Sri Lanka

Speaking of tragic environmental accidents, it is impossible not to remember the MV X-Press Pearl Ship, which was destroyed last year by a fire that lasted about two weeks and spread various chemicals, causing one of the largest ecological disasters in Sri Lanka.

The ship was off the west coast of the country, waiting to enter the port, when the fire started on May 20. Since then, authorities have been fighting against the fire that spread through 1,486 containers, which were filled with cosmetics and chemicals.