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Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Ecuador battles spreading oil slick, residents without water
Ecuador battled a spreading oil slick Tuesday that has reached several rivers after a spill left thousands without drinking water and triggered the declaration of an environmental emergency. The spill in the country's northwest last Thursday was believed to have been caused when a landslide ruptured a major pipeline, releasing tens of thousands of barrels of oil. The crude has since spread from the Esmeraldas River, where it started, to at least four other waterways. About half-a-million people have been affected in one way or another, many cut off from potable water in a region heavily reliant on rivers for this commodity, Esmeraldas mayor Vicko Villacis told the Teleamazonas network Tuesday. The government has declared an environmental emergency in the province, home to a wildlife refuge with more than 250 animal species. State-owned Petroecuador, which manages the damaged pipeline, was using tanker trucks to recover as much as possible of the spilled crude from areas where many people make a subsistence living of fishing. It has not quantified the amount spilled, but Villacis estimated it was about 200,000 barrels. Three ships are expected to bring drinking water to Esmeraldas starting Tuesday, said Petroecuador. Ecuador in 2024 produced about 475,000 barrels of oil per day -- one of its main export products. The burst pipeline is part of the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System (SOTE), which can transport 360,000 barrels per day on the 500-kilometer (310-mile) journey from the Amazon to the Pacific coast. In Rocafuerte, a fishing village in Esmeraldas, AFP observed several boats and their nets covered in black oil. "If it continues like this, we won't be able to fish anymore," resident Luis Cabezas told AFP. sp-pld/mr/esp/mlr/dw
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ecuador Exit Poll Shows Narrow First Round Win for Noboa
(Bloomberg) -- Ecuador President Daniel Noboa narrowly scraped to a first round win in Sunday's election, according to an exit poll broadcast by local TV channel Teleamazonas. Nice Airport, If You Can Get to It: No Subway, No Highway, No Bridge Sin puente y sin metro: el nuevo aeropuerto de Lima es una debacle The Forgotten French Architect Who Rebuilt Marseille Citadel to Leave Namesake Chicago Tower as Employees Relocate NYC Sees Pedestrian Traffic Increase in Congestion-Pricing Zone The incumbent's main rival, socialist candidate Luisa González, obtained 42.2%, according to the survey by Diego Tello cited by the network. Official results from the electoral authority are expected later on Sunday evening. (Adds González vote in second paragraph) The Reason Why This Super Bowl Has So Many Conspiracy Theories Business Schools Confront Trump Immigration Policies Orange Juice Makers Are Desperate for a Comeback Believing in Aliens Derailed This Internet Pioneer's Career. Now He's Facing Prison Inside Elon Musk's Attack on the US Government ©2025 Bloomberg L.P.
