First Satellite Images Show Lebanese Oil Spill on Syrian Coast
ATHENS, Greece, August 2, 2006 (ENS)
An “environmental catastrophe” is occurring in the eastern Mediterranean as 30,000 tons of oil spilled by the Israeli Bombardment of a Lebanese power plant nearly three weeks ago spreads out unchecked over the sea, warn United Nations environmental officials. With cleanup crews ready and waiting, they are seeking an immediate end to hostilities that would permit access to the spill area.