Peruvian fishermen's livelihoods ruined by oil spill caused by Tonga volcanic eruption


By AGENCY
  • Living
  • Thursday, 03 Feb 2022

A family of artisanal fishermen selling fish at a pier, days after an oil spill that affected the resort town of Ancon, Peru. Photo: Cris Bouroncle/AFP

Hundreds of traditional fisherman living just outside the Peruvian capital fear their livelihoods are ruined following an oil spill caused by a volcanic eruption thousands of miles away.

Authorities called the spill, caused by an eruption on the other side of the Pacific near Tonga, the worst ecological disaster in Lima in recent times.

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