Ship leaking tonnes of oil off Mauritius splits apart

The Japanese-owned ship that ran into a coral reef off the coast of Mauritius has split apart, spilling the remaining oil in its hold into the sea.
Mauritius declared an environmental emergency, and many now fear the spill will do irreversible damage to the local wildlife.

Al Jazeera’s Laura Burdon-Manley reports.

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Mauritius, an Indian Ocean island nation, is known for its beaches, lagoons and reefs. The mountainous interior includes Black River Gorges National Park, with rainforests, waterfalls, hiking trails and wildlife like the flying fox. Capital Port Louis has sites such as the Champs de Mars horse track, Eureka plantation house and 18th-century Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Gardens.

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