据英国独立报4月24日报道,意大利西北部海岸发布紧急通知,炼油厂数百吨石油泄漏流入地中海。
最初石油出现泄漏是在一周前,旅游旺季即将开始,人们担心石油有可能被冲上意大利或者法国海滩。
当地一位民防官员Gianni Crivello 告诉本地媒体,“情况比较复杂,我们不知道最终可能会有多少原油流入海洋。”
热那亚市长表示遏制溢油的行动还算成功。
“现在情况并不稳定但也在控制之中。”意大利交通部长Graziano Delrio说。
17日,大量的石油从热内亚附近的炼油厂泄漏进入Polcevera河。23日,一场暴雨使阻止石油流入海洋的围油栏失效 。24日,新的围油栏重新搭设起来。
意大利官员说,他们正在观察着这个两公里长,500米宽的浮油带,它似乎正慢慢向西漂向法国。
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原文如下:
Emergency declared after oil spill in Mediterranean
Independent 4.24
A local emergency has been declared on the north-west Italian coast after hundreds of tonnes of oil from a spill at a refinery reached the Mediterranean.
There are fears the oil, originally spilled a week ago, might wash up on the beaches of either the Italian or French rivieras just as the tourist season opens.
“The situation is complicated. We do not know how much crude could end up in the sea,” a local civil protection officer, Gianni Crivello told local media.
The mayor of Genoa said efforts to contain the spill appeared to have been successful.
“The situation is delicate but under control," said the Italian transport minister, Graziano Delrio.
A leak at a refinery near Genoa last Sunday allowed a large amount of oil into the River Polcevera. Barriers erected to stop the opil reaching the sea failed after heavy rain on Saturday. New barriers were erected today.
Italian officials said they were watching the progress of a slick two kilometres long and 500 metres wide which appeared to be floating slowly westwards towards France.