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israel-lebanon war: 35.000 tons of oil polluted the coasts from lebanon to Syria

gollo | 07.08.2006 16:29 | Anti-militarism | Ecology | World

israeli airstrikes hit a lebanese power plant weeks ago.
up to 35.000 tons of oil polluted the mediterean see.
lebanon and syria are already affected by the catostrophe.
soon the oil will reach turkey.






the oil swimming on the water covers an area of about 100 miles x 20 miles. about 200 miles of coast are already polluted.
the coast of lebanon will be poisoned for at least 15 years which will destroy lebanese fishing economy and tourism completely.

links: link to info.greenpeace.ch
link to www.greenpeace.de

gollo