Environment

'Catastrophic' California oil spill kills fish, damages wetlands

The spill, caused by a breach connected to the Elly oil platform, stretched from the Huntington Beach Pier down to Newport Beach

Line of defense: Heavy equipment is used in Orange County, California at sunset to block an oil spill in the ocean from reaching the Talbert Marshlands.
Line of defense: Heavy equipment is used in Orange County, California at sunset to block an oil spill in the ocean from reaching the Talbert Marshlands.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
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Published 4 October 2021, 09:40Updated 4 October 2021, 09:40