The government of Lima indicated that seals, fish and dead birds were washed ashore, while fishing activities were suspended in the area.
The government said that about 6,000 barrels of oil from the Spanish company, Repsol, leaked into the ocean last week near the La Pampilla refinery, which the company blamed on unusual waves caused by a volcanic eruption in Tonga.
The company, “Repsol”, said that the process of removing the effects of the huge oil spill will take until the end of next February, according to “Reuters”.
The company indicated that it had hired fishermen to help remove the oil, without mentioning the extent of the spill, adding that it was still evaluating the impact of the accident.
The waters of the Pacific Ocean off Peru are an important source of life and seafood for the inhabitants of the South American country.
A new massive eruption of the “Honga Tonga” volcano was the talk of newspapers and international websites last weekend, after its repercussions reached hundreds of kilometers and led to “tsunami” waves.
Satellite images showed the astonishing eruption left by the volcano, Saturday evening, with plumes of ash, steam and gas rising in the shape of a mushroom over the blue Pacific waters.
Researchers believe that the eruption of “Hunga Tonga”, which is located 65 kilometers north of Nuku Alofa, the capital of Tonga, is the largest volcanic event in 30 years.
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