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Oil spills on the Ecuador River bring about emergency declarations

This handout from the Equadra Municipality in Esmeraldas shows the impact of an oil spill on the Esmeraldas River. The oil spill in northwestern Ecuador caused black rivers to turn the river, urging authorities to declare an environmental emergency and order residents to drink food. The spill, believed to have been caused when landslides burst a major oil pipeline, contaminated…