Israeli Bombing Results in Massive Lebanon Oil Spill

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It looks like an eco-nightmare is taking place on the beaches of Lebanon. Reports coming in say beaches are being clogged with oil because five out of six oil tanks at the electricity plant in Jiyeh were destroyed by Israeli bombs.

The Lebanese Embassy in Washington confirmed the spill. Marwan Francis, second secretary, told Mother Jones, “It is definitely the worst oil spill we [Lebanon] have ever faced.”

One report says 15,000 tons of fuel oil is spreading into the water and along the coasts. The spill has spread along the northern coasts for some 100 kilometers from the electric plant, according to an email from the Tayyar Organization, a political party. The Lebanese government can’t control the spill. Many Lebanese live along the coast which has numerous resorts. Story (in Arabic) here.

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