Kuwait desert oil spill sparks 'state of emergency': company

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The Kuwait Oil Company declared a 'state of emergency' Monday over an oil spill on land, in an incident decried by environmental activists as a 'recurring problem' in the energy-rich Gulf state. | ManilaBulletin

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - The Kuwait Oil Company declared a "state of emergency" Monday over an oil spill on land, in an incident decried by environmental activists as a "recurring problem" in the energy-rich Gulf state.

Kuwait's Al Rai newspaper released a video on Twitter showing a pipe spewing large amounts of oil onto barren land. AFP could not independently verify the footage. "The oil pollution we constantly see in the air, land and sea proves that the oil industry is not sufficiently serious when it comes to protecting the environment," said Al-Hajire who is the chairman of the Green Line Environmental Group, a non-governmental organisation.

 

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