Sucumbios Ecuador: After oil spill, 10 communities without access to water

Posted on July 7, 2014 • Filed under: Ecuador, Enviromental Issues, Latin America Health, Oil

Petroamazonas and municipal governments in the province of Sucumbíos I be delivered from Monday a thousand food rations for 10 communities affected by the spill of oil that polluted the rivers Parahuaico and Aguarico Wednesday, reported on its website El Comercio. About 2,000 barrels of oil spilled last Wednesday due to a landslide that common pipe succumb I-Lago Agrio, operated by Petroamazonas at kilometer 16 via Lago Agrio – Tarapoa, 15 minutes from Lago Agrio. Crude oil moved into the River Parahuaico and then to the Aguarico River where the first ends. According to the authorities in the area, not less than 200 families do not have access to water to bathe and feed their livestock since taking it from the Aguarico River, which was contaminated. Read Article

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