Oil from spill in Brazil washes up in Rio stateA volunteer shows his crude-encrusted gloves at Praia de Busca Vida beach in Bahia state during a cleanup operation on November 3RIO DE JANEIRO - Oil from a spill that has contaminated a stretch of Brazil's coast was detected in Rio de Janeiro state, the navy said Saturday, as President Jair Bolsonaro warned the country was preparing for the worst. "The samples analyzed are compatible with the oil found on the northeast coast," the navy said in a statement. Patches of oil have turned up along a 2,000-kilometer stretch of Atlantic coastline, after oil started tarnishing beaches in Paraiba state in late August. It has since spread dramatically and reached Espirito Santo state, which neighbors Rio. According to the Navy, more than 4,500 tons of oil has been removed and more than 5,000 soldiers mobilized for cleaning operations.

Source: Bangkok Post November 23, 2019 22:48 UTC