Clean-Up Efforts To Save Green Island From Oil Spill Damage
Local efforts are underway to clean up an oil spill on the coast of Taiwan's southeastern Green Island that officials suspect is the result of ships illegally dumping waste oil in international waters.
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00:00 Workers are trying to clean up an oil spill on Green Island in southeastern Taiwan.
00:05 The oil has been found over a 50-meter stretch of coast.
00:08 The pollution threatens local wildlife, and tourists are urged to stay away during the cleanup efforts, which may take a week.
00:14 Local officials suspect ships may have illegally dumped waste oil in international waters.