Egypt urgently acts to contain oil spill in Lake Nasser

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Egypt's Ministry of Local Development and Environment is actively working to contain an oil spill in Lake Nasser following the sinking of a river barge at High Dam East Port in Aswan Governorate. The spill extends approximately 200 meters long and 100 meters wide, prompting urgent environmental response measures.

Egypt’s Ministry of Local Development and Environment reported on Saturday that a river barge sank completely at a depth of approximately 15 meters in the High Dam East Port in Aswan Governorate, resulting in an oil slick estimated to be about 200 meters long and 100 meters wide. The oil slick was caused by a … The post Egypt urgently acts to contain oil spill in Lake Nasser appeared first on Egypt Independent.