Mauritians are making floating booms of human hair and leaves in a round-the-clock scramble to mop up oil leaking from a grounded Japanese ship onto their pristine Indian Ocean beaches.
REUTERS.COM
Anxious Mauritians use hair to stem Japanese ship's oil spill
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商船三井の運航船座礁事故、モーリシャス生態系への影響が深刻化
ロイター·4時間前
Mauritius has declared a state of environmental emergency after a Japanese cargo ship leaked more than 1,000 metric tons of oil into its pristine waters, home to species that live nowhere else.
Cracks in the ship are growing and officials warn it could split in half — releasing all the remaining oil.
NPR.ORG
The Oil Spill At Mauritius Is A Disaster. And It Could Soon Get Worse
A Japanese-owned cargo ship ran aground in late July and began leakin
Republic of Mauritius
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Islands of the Republic of Mauritius (excluding Chagos Archipelago and Tromelin Island)
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Islands of the Republic of Mauritius labelled in black; Chagos Archipelago and Tromelin are claimed by Mauritius.
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| Capital
and largest city
| Port Louis 20.2°S 57.5°ECoordinates: 20.2°S 57.5°E |
| Official languages | None (de facto) English (de jure) French (de jure)[Note 1][2] |
| Languages spoken[Note 2][3] | |
| Ethnic groups | See Ethnic groups in Mauritius |
| Religion
(2011 census)[4]
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