Italy oil spill an 'ecological disaster'

Oil, thought to have been deliberately released, has polluted Italy's longest and most important river

24 February 2010

An oil spill that fouled a small river in northern Italy has reached the Po River, with officials warning of an ecological disaster as they scrambled to contain the sludge before it contaminated Italy's longest and most important river.

Milan regional officials said the cause was certainly sabotage at a former refinery turned oil depot..

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