Alarm has been sounded in Cyprus for oil slick caused by a factory on the Mediterranean coast of Syria and may soon affect the island.
Syrian media reported that a leak occurred last week from a power plant located inside the Baniyas refinery, according to the BBC.
Satellite images show the spread from the coast of Syria to Cyprus. There are estimates that he will arrive at Akrotiri Apostolou Andreas in Famagusta on Tuesday.
The Cypriot government has said it is ready to offer assistance if requested, while Turkey has said it is taking steps to prevent environmental disaster.
The Syrian government said that last Tuesday there was an accident at the factory, which it controls. The next day, the government-controlled Sana news agency reported that the oil spill had reached the town of Jableh. Special teams are clearing the oil from the rocky areas of the coast, throwing sand, while machines are doing suction, he noted.
Images from the Sentinel-1 satellite meanwhile show the spread of the oil spill, which reaches almost the city of Lattakia and covered an area of ​​almost 150 square kilometers at sea.
Its officials Syria they downsized as the clean-up operation continued over the weekend, saying the leak “was not so great”.
The Cypriot government issued a warning Monday after new satellite images showed the oil slick had grown in size and was close to the Cape of Apostle Andreas.
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