Oil spill in Ventanilla is "the worst ecological disaster" in Lima, says Foreign Ministry

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(CNN Spanish) --

The Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday that the oil spill in Ventanilla is the "worst ecological disaster that has occurred in Lima in recent times" and caused "serious damage" to hundreds of fishermen's families. .

Through a series of tweets, he considered that Repsol "must compensate this damage immediately."

They added that the incident endangered the flora and fauna in two protected natural areas of more than 18,000 square kilometers, such as the National Reserve of the System of Islands, Islets and Puntas Guaneras, Islotes de Pescadores and the Ancón Reserved Zone.

CNN has communicated both on Tuesday and Wednesday with Repsol and has not received a response.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the company said that La Pampilla Refinery has been carrying out remediation work on the coastline and beach cleaning in Ventanilla since the beginning of the incident.

To do this, they had more than 1,500 meters of containment barriers that cover all the affected areas.

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On land, they are working to return the coastal zone to its original state, while the product being collected is carried out "according to the protocols established for its treatment and final disposal in accordance with the law."

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"La Pampilla Refinery is collaborating closely with the competent authorities to overcome the incident by providing them with all the required information," they stated.