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Mauritius: What Is the Environmental Impact of the Oil Spill?
African Arguments, 2 September 2020
The oil spill's long-term impacts on Mauritius' fragile ecosystems will take years to fully comprehend, but the signs are already clear. Read more »
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Mauritius: Govt Asks Japan to Pay U.S.$34 Million After Oil Spill - Report
DW, 2 September 2020
Nearly a month after Mauritius declared an environmental emergency over an oil spill from a Japanese bulk carrier, the government has asked Japan to pay up, a report shows. Read more »
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Mauritius: MV Wakashio - Solidarity Grant of Rs 10,200 to Those Affected By the Oil Spill
Government of Mauritius, 1 September 2020
A Solidarity Grant of Rs 10,200 is being paid, as from August 2020, to fishers, fishmongers and Pleasure Craft Licensees/Operators/Workers. This monthly grant aims to compensate… Read more »
What Long-Term Impacts Will Mauritius's Oil Spill Have?
Mauritius' ecosystems have been put at even greater risk since the bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on 25 July, crashing into a reef. The oil spill's long-term impacts on the island nation's fragile ecosystems will take years to fully comprehend, writes Deutsche Welle. The environmental disaster may also strain relations with Japan, with the asian nation asked to pay 3.6 billion yen (€28.5 billion, U.S.$34 million) to support local fishermen.
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Authorities in Mauritius arrested the captain of the Japanese-owned ship that ran aground off the pristine waters of the Mauritian coast last month, polluting the sea with tonnes ... Read more »
The Ile aux Aigrettes nature reserve, home to rare species, is only two kilometres away from the Wakashio ship leaking oil in Mauritius' lagoons.
