Quito, March 18, 2025 (AFP) - Ecuador battles spreading oil slick, residents without water

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2025-03-18
Ecuador battled a spreading oil slick Tuesday that has reached several rivers after a spill left thousands without drinking water and triggered the declaration of an environmental emergency. The spill in the country's northwest last Thursday was believed to have been caused when a landslide ruptured a major pipeline, releasing tens of thousands of barrels of oil. The crude has since spread from the Esmeraldas River, where it started, to at leas......
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