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Article

21 Jul 2013

Author:
Samar Al-Ariqi, Yemen Times

Mukalla residents condemn oil spill, report health effects [Yemen]

Hundreds of protestors in Mukalla...condemned a tanker’s oil spill...in coastal waters on July 11... Residents... demand officials take a more proactive role...Coastal residents who reportedly inhaled fumes from the spill say the are having breathing difficulties...environmental science professor Mohammed Saeed Al-Mashjari said the incident will damage the fishing industry in the region...Minister of Transportation Waed Badeeb made a statement on Facebook, assuring residents that efforts are underway to clean-up the spill.