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- - israel - lebanon war: 35.000 tons of oil polluted the coasts from lebanon to syria - -

category international | environment | news report author Monday August 07, 2006 18:26author by leila kenno

israeli airstrikes hit a lebanese power plant weeks ago.
up to 35.000 tons of oil polluted the mediterean see.
lebanon and syria are already affected by the catostrophe.
soon the oil will reach turkey.
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the oil swimming on the water covers an area of about 100 miles x 20 miles. about 200 miles of coast are already polluted.
the coast of lebanon will be poisoned for at least 15 years which will destroy lebanese fishing economy and tourism completely.

links: link to info.greenpeace.ch
link to www.greenpeace.de

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