South Korea – Mallipo beach by Ludmila Martinicka

On the December 8th, two days after visit of Santa Claus to houses, bringing sweet gifts to all children probably a devil visited area of South Korea and brought unimaginable disaster. The ocean and the sea coast is covered by oil slick. Similar disaster hit Korea in 1995 and was marked as the worst ever. But was less than half of the size of this one. Government of the South Korea was preparing to state a coastal zone and send a direct aid to damaged area. Over 100 ships are on the sea are trying to clean the sea and save the sea life using mechanical and chemical ways in the same time. More than 7 thousand of volunteers are working on the cleaning. From local residents, civil servants and members of the coast guard to police and military. They scooped up oil that began washing ashore at Mallipo beach Saturday from a damaged supertanker. People living from the marine business are trying to save what has left, but loosing their hopes. And their businesses as well. Area of Mallipo beach was known as splendid tourist destination. Wonderful beach, the sea, crabs, oysters, mallards, snipe and great crested grebes... Tourists were feeding migrating birds, now there will be no tourists and also no birds. The smell of crude oil whip off all living beings. Sea farmers will receive the quick compensation for their losses, Prime minister of South Korea instructed the officials. But no more details were given.

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071209/ap_on_re_as/skorea_oil_spill;_ylt=ArFJ1zWz.Na5hESxzDjzbdqs0NUE

by Ludmila Martinicka for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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