California in a race against time to contain the oil spill

On Monday, October 4, California authorities engaged in a race against time to contain a major oil spill described as “environmental disasterNear Huntington Beach, South Los Angeles.

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The beaches between Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach have been closed to the public for 24 kilometers and fishing has been banned due to the oil spill that began on Saturday and has already killed many fish and birds, according to local authorities. This flow, which the municipality of Huntington Beach estimated at 480,000 liters, would be due to a leak in an oil pipeline about 10 kilometers from the coast.

The US Coast Guard, which is coordinating containment operations with floating booms spread for nearly two kilometres, said Monday that only 3% of the oil could have been blocked. “Unfortunately, we are starting to see oily fish and birds drifting on the coastThe municipality of Huntington Beach, which has a population of 200,000, said in a statement.

According to the city, the Beta Offshore oil company, which is owned by Texas-based Amplify Energy Corporation, is to blame for the leak. The group said in a statement that a remote-controlled car was deployed at the site of the leak. “Production and pipeline operations stopped in the Beta field“, he added. “We will make sure that Amplify Energy Corporation does everything in its power to fix this environmental disaster.‘, he stressed the municipality.

warning of “ToxicityFrom the article, Huntington Beach on Sunday asked residents to stay away from polluted areas and not to try to rescue oiled birds but to warn authorities. “It is a disaster for our marine life, our habitats, our economy and our societyLocal official Katrina Foley said on MSNBC on Sunday. “It took us decades to build our natural habitat and it’s being damaged in one dayShe added.