A helicopter from Peru‘s Air Force that was helping to monitor the area has been stopped and held by a group of locals. There were food and fresh water aboard, meant to be distributed among the people of Mayuriaga.
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A month since Peru’s oil spill, indigenous people criticize PetroPeru’s negligence
Almost a month since an oil spill, the new autonomous Wampis peoples’ government is asking the Peruvian government to take definitive and drastic measures.
Video shows contamination by oil spill in Peruvian Amazon
The video shows images of the oil spill that occurred in northern Peru‘s Chiriaco, Amazonas region. The PetroPeru pipeline ruptured, polluting rivers.