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Negombo, May 27 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lankan authorities were on Friday battling a possibility of toxic precipitation of acid rain due to the burning of the X-Press Pearl ship that has been on fire since last week and has sparked fears of extensive marine pollution.The ship, carrying nitric acid and cosmetic chemicals, caught fire off Sri Lankan waters last Thursday. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF SRI LANKA NAVY CLEARING UP THE BEACH FROM DEBRIS WASHED ASHORE FROM THE BURNING SHIP MV X-PRESS PEARL IN NEGOMBO, NORTHWEST OF COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Kepungoda, May 26 (EFE/EPA).- Sri Lankan beach dwellers scavenged Wednesday for materials washing shore from the burning Singapore-flagged container vessel MV X-Press Pearl after the 25-member crew were evacuated by the Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday.Two members were reportedly injured and one was tested positive for Covid-19. A fire broke out as the MV X-Press Pearl anchored about 9.5 nautical miles (18km) northwest of Colombo awaiting entry into the port. The Sri Lanka Navy said the explosion was caused by chemicals being transported on the ship carrying over 1,000 containers, including 25 tonnes of nitric acid and other chemicals from the port of Hazira, India. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE). SHOT LIST: SRI LANKANS SCAVENGE THE SHORE FOR MATERIALS FROM THE BURNING SHIP MV X-PRESS PEARL WASHING ASHORE IN THE KEPUNGODA, NORTHWEST OF COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, Jul 7 (EFE/EPA).- Following approval by the World Health Organisation for Pfizer- BioNTech and Moderna vaccines to be administered as the second dose for those who have received Astra-Zeneca as the first dose, Sri Lanka is the third South Asian country to receive and begin the vaccination process. Maldives and Bangladesh are the first and second countries respectively to receive this vaccine through the WHO’s COVAX facility, according to the UNICEF. Sri Lanka has so far recorded a total of 267433 COVID-19 cases with 3313 deaths while a total of 3244417 people have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 1284531 have already received the second one. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: ARMY HEALTH WORKERS BEGIN THE ADMINISTRATION OF PFIZER- BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE AT A VACCINATION CENTRE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Colombo, Jun 14 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne) Sri Lankan Navy personnel clean the remains of the X-PRESS PEARL ship loaded with chemicals that caught fire and sank off the coast of the island country. FOOTAGE OF CLEANING ON THE COAST OF COLOMBO BY SRI LANKA NAVY PERSONNEL.
Colombo, Jun 3 (EFE/EPA).- A cargo ship carrying chemicals onboard has finally sunk nearly two weeks after it caught fire off the Sri Lankan coast, sparking worries of the an impending marine disaster on the island.The ship sank on Wednesday but not before generating potentially toxic slurry waste into the sea, leaving the authorities with more pressing concerns about an oil spill and the possible toxic effects on marine life.Officials told EFE on Thursday that they were bracing for a possible catastrophic oil spill and extensive marine pollution due to the gutted Singapore-registered X-Press Pearl vessel on fire since May 20. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: THE AFTERMATH OF SINGAPORE-FLAGGED CONTAINER SHIP EXPLOSION NEAR COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.