Before the boat even sank, the Sri Lankan Marine Environment and Protection Authority told local media that the plastic spill caused “the worst environmental disaster we have seen in our lifetime.” Other experts say monsoon tides and winds could wash the pellets away from the original disaster site, extending the crisis for […]
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Sri Lanka faces ‘worst-ever beach pollution’ from burning ship
Tonnes of plastic waste from a burning container ship is washing ashore in Sri Lanka in what’s likely the nation’s worst beach pollution crisis to date, a senior environmental official told on Saturday. Thousands of military and security personnel in hazmat suits have been combing a stretch of coast near the Port of […]