Oil spill from Syrian refinery and spreads across the Mediterranean Sea and could soon reach Cyprus Island

Highlights

• Oil spill from the largest refinery of Syria
• It has spread across the Mediterranean Sea and can reach Cyprus Island soon

In the coastal city of Baniyas, there has been a leakage in a tank filled with 15000 tons of fuel at a thermal power plant since 23rd August. Syrian officials told that the leakage has been brought under control. The satellite images by Orbital EOS in....