- Title: Brazil's military pitches in to collect oil fouling pristine beaches
- Date: 23rd October 2019
- Summary: ITAPOAMA BEACH, PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL (OCTOBER 22, 2019) (REUTERS) GROUP OF BRAZILIAN ARMY SOLDIERS CARRYING BAGS FULL OF OIL SLUDGE FROM BEACH VARIOUS, SOLDIERS SIFTING SAND TO COLLECT OIL VARIOUS, SOLDIERS LOOKING AT SEAWEED FOR OIL SOLDIER SCRAPING OIL OFF ROCK VARIOUS, SOLDIERS WALKING OVER ROCKS ON COAST VARIOUS, SOLDIERS ON BEACH COLLECTING OIL PEOPLE CARRYING AWAY BAG SOLDIERS ON BEACH TOP VIEW OF SOLDIERS AND BACKHOE ON BEACH
- Embargoed: 6th November 2019 03:49
- Keywords: spill military sludge Brazil petroleum troops Recife beaches sand Oil
- Location: ITAPOAMA BEACH, PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL
- City: ITAPOAMA BEACH, PERNAMBUCO, BRAZIL
- Country: Brazil
- Topics: Pollution,Environment
- Reuters ID: LVA001B2BHJK7
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: A group of Brazilian army soldiers put down their guns and hit the beaches outside the city of Recife on Tuesday (October 22) for a sticky mission: helping clean up some of the oily sludge that has been spoiling the pristine coastline for the past two months.
Soldiers sifted through sand looking for the thick petroleum sludge that has been mysteriously washing up on beaches in Brazil.
Brazil's government said on Monday (October 21) that it had collected more than 600 tonnes of oil from its northeastern beaches since Sept. 12.
Oil has been washing up on the shores of northeastern Brazil for two months. More than 200 locations along the coast have been affected, threatening marine life, authorities said.
Brazil's government has said the oil spill is Venezuelan in origin, but has mostly stopped short of blaming their socialist government for the incident. Venezuela has denied it is to blame.
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