EPA probes diesel spill in Malé jetty area

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has stated that it is investigating the incident where a large quantity of diesel spilled into Malé City’s primary jetty area.

Meanwhile, the Maldives Coastguard has been working on clearing up the area and filtering out the oil. Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) estimated that nearly 1,000 litres of diesel may have been spilled in the area. Authorities have filtered approximately 400 litres of oil from the jetty area so far.