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Victims of oil spill in Ecuador's Amazon region demand justice, fair ruling

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Francisco de Orellana, Sep 1 (EFE).- The Coca River's chocolaty color and collapsed banks are a reflection of an incident that for many indigenous populations has been a historical divide, splitting their way of life and livelihood into before and after.It happened on Apr. 7 when, at about 80 km (50 miles) upstream, near the slopes of the Reventador volcano, three conduits of two pipelines that go from the Amazon to the Ecuadorian coast ruptured due to a landslide in a highly seismic region.It only took a little while for the crude oil to go downstream into the Amazonian provinces of Sucumbíos and Orellana to reach Napo, where it was equally lucky. (Camera: JUAN FRANCISCO CHÁVEZ). SHOT LIST: INDIGENOUS PEOPLE FROM THE AMARUMESA COMMUNITY SHOWS OIL RESIDUES IN THE CITY OF FRANCISCO DE ORELLANA, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY AN OIL SPILL PARTICIPATE IN A MARCH TO DEMAND JUSTICE AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES IN THE CITY OF FRANCISCO DE ORELLANA, ECUADOR.SOUND BITE: MARÍA ESPINOSA, LEGAL COORDINATOR OF AMAZON FRONTLINES (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: More than 27,000 indigenous people have been condemned to survive without clean water, safe food and in precarious health conditions. (03:20-03:31).

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