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Sardinia, Valley of the Moon: it is an environmental disaster
It works to contain the damage, not yet quantified: first comes the tar beaches
Wednesday January 19, 2011 - News Local media define the 'thrilling scenes': tar on the beaches, seagulls trapped in the black goo, the coastline topped by a huge oil slick. In Gallura we can talk about real environmental disaster, after the incident - the 11th of January - the port facility of a company's fuel, which caused the spillage in water of 18 000 liters of oil. I'm at work too technical civil protection to limit the damage, but is not yet possible to estimate the economic and environmental consequences of what happened. Meanwhile, the public prosecutor's office opened an investigation of Sassari with the possibility of environmental damage, to shed light on the new incident. It works to establish the causes and possible liability. The master's port of Porto Torres and La Maddalena are engaged in the coordination of remediation. There are several means at sea, with the participation of vessels Ecolmar Castalia, a company specializing in pollution response arrangement with the Ministry of Environment. The operations are also participating in two planes ATR 42 arrived from Catania. And the direction of the Maritime Coastguard Olbia get confirmation on the identification of possible traces of pollutants in the waters of the beach of Santa Reparata - Capo Testa and the stretch of sea between Cape Point and the French Li Testa.Il case represents Parliament joining: Alessandro Bratti the PD, a member of the House Environment Committee, will present an informative urgent news for the Minister Prestigiacomo accident occurred in Sardinia.
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