UN calls for action after Lebanese slick spreads to Syria (AFP)

by Bogonko Bosire 1 hour, 54 minutes ago NAIROBI (AFP) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called for immediate action after thousands of tonnes of fuel from a bombed Lebanese power plant spread to the Syrian coastline, threatening to unleash an environmental catastrophe. The Nairobi-based UNEP said the oil slick, caused by the destruction of the Jiyyeh power utility 30 kilometres (18 miles) south of Beirut, had arrived on Syria " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Syria 's coast ...