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Chemical powder used to battle tanker blaze off Sri Lanka

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Footage from the Sri Lankan Air Force shows helicopters on Monday dropping bags of dry chemical powder to try to put out a fresh fire on a stricken oil tanker in the Indian Ocean. India on Tuesday sent fresh supplies of firefighting chemicals to help battle the blaze.

Added on the 08/09/2020 18:58:13 - Copyright : AFP EN

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