3 thousand barrels of American oil leaked into the ocean: Biden is required to declare a major disaster
More than three thousand barrels of American oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean due to a leak in the Amplify Energy oil pipeline.
CNN reported on the incident in California last Sunday. In the environmental disaster zone, the local population is already finding dead birds and fish.
As it became known, an oil spill occurred on an oil pipeline in the Orange County area of California.
At the time the information appeared, the oil slick spread almost 12 km in length.
Members of the US Congress are calling on President Joseph Biden to declare a major disaster in the region.
This measure will attract additional funds and assistance from local authorities.
According to experts, almost 477 thousand liters of oil got into the waters of the Pacific Ocean due to the leak.
It is reported that the area of the oil spill reaches almost 33.7 thousand square meters.
The disaster led to the death of animals even on the territory of the ecological reserve.
Experts have already begun to eliminate the consequences of the oil pipeline accident.
