California’s coasts soiled by a huge oil spill

Black and dirty ribs. Southern California was affected by a major oil spill Sunday October 3. Near 34 square kilometers of beach have been contaminated by this flow. The authorities estimate that nearly 480,000 liters of oil spilled. For the moment, the precise cause of this accident could not be determined.

A local official, Katrina Foley hypothesized a leak of an oil pipeline located 8 kilometers from the coast. The first analyzes report “post-production crude oil” according to Katrina Foley, who has already warned that this oil spill will have “irreversible consequences on the environment”.

The town of Huntington Beach was the area most affected by the accident. Local authorities have asked residents to avoid going to the beach and have started diking to contain the oil. “Skimming systems and booms have been deployed to prevent oil from reaching the ecological reserve de Bolsa Chica and the wetlands of Huntington Beach “details a press release. Despite these works, the places are already suffering” significant ecological consequences “according to the same document.