Venezuela warns of ‘serious’ environmental impact from alleged oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago
Venezuela sought spill details and containment measures as initial assessments found severe risks to ecosystems in two states and the Gulf of Paria.
- Venezuela claims a severe oil spill originating in Trinidad and Tobago has caused serious environmental damage along its coastlines in two states and the Gulf of Paria.
- Venezuela's Foreign Ministry says the spill poses risks to ecosystems like mangroves, wetlands, and the environmental balance of the region.
- Venezuela is demanding information about the incident, an action plan to mitigate it, and reparations from Trinidad and Tobago per international environmental law.
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Venezuela warns of ‘serious’ environmental impact from alleged oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago
CARACAS (AP) — Venezuela says an oil spill that originated in Trinidad and Tobago, two islands just off its coast, had caused serious environmental damage along the coastlines of at
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Venezuela warns of 'serious' environmental impact from alleged oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago
Venezuela said that an oil spill that originated in Trinidad and Tobago has caused serious environmental damage along the coastlines of at least two of its states and in a gulf area near the Caribbean nation.
Preliminary analyses speak of "serious risks" to "essential ecosystems", especially marshes and wetlands.
Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuela warned, through a statement, of a spill of hydrocarbons from Trinidad and Tobago, with “serious environmental impacts” on the coasts, an incident that occurs in a phase of low diplomatic relationship between the two countries. The president-in-charge, Delcy Rodríguez, instructed the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry to “immediately demand from Port of Spain detailed information about the incident and an urgent mitigation …
A statement from the Foreign Ministry indicates that preliminary technical reports confirm impacts from the spill on marine areas, coasts, sensitive ecosystems and fishing communities in Venezuela.
Venezuela Warns of Environmental Crisis After Oil Spill from Trinidad, Tobago
Venezuela raised alarm over a potential environmental disaster after detecting a hydrocarbon spill originating from Trinidad and Tobago, warning that the spreading contamination could threaten sensitive coastal ecosystems and marine resources.
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