Syrian oil spill spreads across Mediterranean
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An oil slick that originated from Syria’s largest oil refinery is spreading across the Mediterranean Sea and could affect the island of Cyprus
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50km 30 miles

TURKEY
Mersin
Karpas Peninsula
Famagusta
Larnaca
Cape Apostolos Andreas
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Nicosia
CYPRUS
Latakia 
Jableh
SYRIA
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
LEBANON
Beirut

Extent of oil spill (as of Aug 29) Satellite imagery shows slick spreading north along Syria’s coast before moving westwards towards Cyprus


Aug 23, Baniyas
Accidental leak from tank filled with 15,000 tonnes of fuel at thermal power plant inside oil refinery

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Sources: BBC, CNN, Twitter / TankerTrackers
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