10:45 | Washington D.C. (U.S.), Jan. 27.
The
Government of the United States will collaborate with Peru in remediation efforts, following the oil spill registered in Lima's Ventanilla sea area.
The offered assistance involves the deployment of highly-specialized U.S. technical teams and the use of state-of-the-art technologies to decontaminate the affected areas.
The conversation took place recently in the midst of intense efforts by the diplomatic representation to inform the White House about the ecological consequences of said disaster.
"The aid offered has been declared by
President Biden as a priority for his administration, and it is the outcome of an assessment of the ecological damage caused to the coastal ecosystem, namely to marine and wildlife in the affected areas,"
Ambassador De Rivero said.
Experience
The current U.S. administration successfully dealt with one of the largest oil spills in the North American country.
In October 2021, a subsea pipeline rupture prompted 25,000 gallons of oil to spill off the coast of Southern California.
The cleanup of the affected beaches was successfully completed at the end of December of that year.
"Some of the experts in charge of the cleanup tasks on the beaches of Huntington in California may be part of the team to be deployed to Peru," the diplomat explained.
Oil spill in Peru
The spill of 6,000 gallons of oil occurred on January 15 in the Ventanilla sea area. Approximately 20 beaches in Ventanilla, Santa Rosa, Ancon, and Chancay have been affected by this ecological disaster.
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Published: 1/27/2022