War triggers environmental crisis in Lebanon
www.chinaview.cn 2006-07-28 19:17:09

Special report: Israel-Lebanon conflicts

A crab covered in oil struggles towards the sea polluted with heavy fuel oil in Beirut. The Mediterranean is threatened by its worst ever environmental disaster after Israel's bombing of a power plant in Lebanon sent thousands of tonnes of fuel gushing into the sea.
A crab covered in oil struggles towards the sea polluted with heavy fuel oil in Beirut. The Mediterranean is threatened by its worst ever environmental disaster after Israel's bombing of a power plant in Lebanon sent thousands of tonnes of fuel gushing into the sea. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Oil is seen on the Beirut coast from an unknown origin following Israeli attacks on fuel tanks in Lebanon and on a vessel in Beirut July 29, 2006.
Oil is seen on the Beirut coast from an unknown origin following Israeli attacks on fuel tanks in Lebanon and on a vessel in Beirut July 29, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Editor: Yao Runping
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