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Oil slick reaches Florida panhandle
[Iran Press TV Latest] The oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is spreading rapidly as tar balls have now reached an island off the northeastern Florida panhandle. On Friday, gooey oil balls were spotted on the beach of Santa Rosa Island and the US Coast Guard said that officials are analyzing the balls to determine whether they came from the same oil spill. Florida's governor is seeking 100 million dollars from oil giant BP to protect the state from the damage. Meanwhile, a poll has shown over 60 percent of those surveyed disapprove of the US government's handling of the disaster. However, President Barack Obama has defended the administration's actions. He said he was furious at the situation but yelling would be useless. The oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is believed to be the worse environmental disaster in US history. Since the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which left 11 people dead, more than 20 million gallons of crude oil has entered the sea. Forty-five days on, oil continues to gush into the water at a rate of 12,000 to 25,000 barrels per day according to official figures. However, scientists say that at least 70,000 barrels of oil are spilling into the sea every day. Posted by: Fred 2010-06-05 |
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