The Parc Régional de Camargue in France is facing an ecological disaster caused by 4,000 cubic meters of crude oil spillage. The spill was reported to have affected the two hectares’ area of the Coussouls de Crau reserve. According to the park officials, an underground pipe split open today morning, and now, it poses a real hazard to thousands of birds of the reserve, including pink flamingos.
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Established way back in 2001, the National Wildlife Coussouls de Crau covers 7,500 hectares, which is rich in biodiversity and has a unique ecosystem of open steppe. It’s a major world heritage wetland facing the Mediterranean Sea. Troubled to see it in trouble, junior environmental minister Chantal Jouanno labels it as a real ecological disaster.
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France’s Total, U.S. ExxonMobil and Britain’s BP are the shareholders of the giant pipeline. While the Société du Pipeline Sud Européen (SPSE) is hopeful of re-continuing the supply of crude oil to France, Switzerland and Germany shortly, the actual remediation of the site may take more than a month. That’s the reason, maybe, Jouanno holds the SPSE responsible since it’s the ecological threat that looms larger than guaranteeing unremitting oil supply to the demanding nations.
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Via: Reuters
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