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Oil spill threatens corals in eastern Thailand

Thailand oil spill

Bangkok, ThailandReuters Authorities are rushing to prevent an oil spill in eastern Thailand from damaging fragile corals, after officials said on Sunday the leak that began last week was drifting towards more coastal areas. Vessels wait to clean oil spills caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 kilometres off Thailand’s eastern coast at […]

Thai beach declared disaster area after oil spill

Thailand Mae Ramphueng beach oil spill

Bangkok, Thailand Reuters A beach in eastern Thailand was declared a disaster area on Saturday as oil leaking from an underwater pipeline in the Gulf of Thailand continued to wash ashore and blacken the sand. The leak from the pipeline owned by Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Limited started late on Tuesday and was brought […]