Spill

From Maisonneuve Media Scout, a short article about war's effect on the ecosystem on Lebanon's coast:

The Star and The National (not available online) both run stories about a massive oil spill covering one-third of Lebanon’s coastline, lapping at the once picturesque beaches, destroying ecosystems and suffocating sea life. The National’s Susan Ormiston walks the blackened beaches and the sludge-filled marinas, talking to locals about the pristine sea they used to know. The cause of the spill is clear: Israeli warplanes bombed a Lebanese power plant on the coast during the opening stages of the conflict as part of their initial assault on Lebanon’s infrastructure. Much of the oil burned off, but 110,000 barrels (that’s more than 17 million litres) leaked into the ocean. The Star quotes Lebanese Environment Minister Yaacoub Sarraf, who claims Israel purposely targeted the coastal oil tanks, as well as the “berms designed to prevent any ruptured tanks from flowing into the waters.”