Oil spill in Chumphon beach buried
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Provincial authorities Tuesday employed heavy machinery to clear nearly 100-kilometres of a beach in Chumphon's Lang Suan district after it was covered in crude oil on Monday evening.
Most of the oil deposit was disposed off by burying it.
The operation in Tambon Bang Nam Cheud was reportedly started after provincial governor Somdee Khachayangyeun asked people to look for a solution to solve the problem.
The oil deposit will be buried 20-metres underground about 200 metres from the shore, Bang Nam Cheud’s village chief Suchat Tangsurat said, adding that he suggested this method because “residents have to help themselves before responsible agencies look into it later”.
