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Durban-based environmental lobby group, the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance is calling for action to be taken after hundreds of thousands of litres of crude oil spilled into the Umbilo River this week.

Durban: Durban-based environmental lobby group, the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance is calling for action to be taken after hundreds of thousands of litres of crude oil spilled into the"Spill Tech is here to clean it up but this is massive and it looks like it will be here for days and week probably. Somebody needs to be held responsible for this and we are asking for the

D’Sa added that there cannot be allegations of sabotage when the pipeline is corrosive and rotten and should have never been used for the transfer of crude oil to the inner refineries.MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, said a team of environmentalists will work with Transnet following the incident.

The MEC said she will ensure that all spheres of government work in an integrated manner in order to strengthen measures undertaken by Transnet as part of cleaning and rehabilitating the source of the spillage and the harbour.

 

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