Environmental disaster in California due to an oil spill | Blackhead threatens two popular spas

US authorities are trying to contain a to flee of Oil near the California coast, which covers almost 34 square kilometers and causes severe environmental damage.

The spill of some 480,000 liters of crude the postproduction has an estimated length of 10 kilometers and extends mainly alongthe coasts of Huntington Beach and Newport Beach.

Irreversible consequences

The to flee will have “irreversible consequences on the environmentOrange County Clerk Katrina Foley said after scores of dead fish and birds were found offshore.

The cause of the leak – estimated to be around 480,000 liters – from the pipeline about 5 miles offshore has not yet been determined, Foley said. The spill began on Saturday night and spread over approximately 34 square kilometers, several kilometers offshore, the coast guard said.

In the hours leading up to sunrise on Sunday, Oil And animals the dead have already appeared in Huntington Beach, the hardest-hit city of about 200,000 people and located about 40 miles south of Los Angeles.

Huntington Beach had to cancel the last day of an air show, the Pacific Airshow, to ensure “full and unimpeded access to the marine environment”.

“We are very concerned about these events.said Foley, who will meet with the office of environmental health and city officials that day.

Actions to contain the spill

Huntington Beach authorities have asked their residents stay away from affected areas and avoid the beach.

Foley said the The “toxicity” of the crude was “worrying enough to show in town, a team specializing in hazardous materials to better assess the situation. “

The Coast Guard is leading a unified command of federal county and city agencies to contain the to flee, with fire safety and Navy personnel deployed to implement environmental containment efforts.

“Filtering systems and floating barriers have been deployed to prevent the Oil reach Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve and Huntington Beach Wetlands, ”a statement said.

However, it is unfortunate that these wetlands are already suffering “Significant ecological consequences”.

“The leak was not completely stopped, preliminary fixes were made to repair the site of the to flee of Oil“, indicates the statement of the city.