Lebanon oil spill rivals Exxon-Valdez

One of the many horrific results of the Israel-USA invasion of Lebanon is the spill of 15,000 tons of oil that polluted 140 kilometers of coastline following an Israeli attack on the Jiyyeh power utility, 18 miles from Beirut. It was allowed to spread unchecked for over a month because of Israel’s sea blockade.

"A toxic carpet of heavy fuel oil up to 10 cm (4 in) thick is suffocating the sea off the Lebanese coast," Greenpeace International said.

"According to the United Nations Environmental Programme, the oil spill in Lebanon is more dangerous—although smaller—than the 1989 Exxon-Valdez spill that ravaged the coast of Alaska, one of the worst oil spills in history."
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