🔶 Oil leakage from an oil tanker; Amalquan beaches in the United Arab Emirates have been closed.

🔶 Oil leakage from an oil tanker; Amalquan beaches in the United Arab Emirates have been closed.

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates has announced that an oil spill from an oil tanker has contaminated the beaches of Amelkin and all beaches and coastal areas of this emirate have been temporarily closed until technical assessments are completed.

This office said that the operation to contain the pollution and clean up began with the cooperation of local and federal institutions.

Investigations to determine the extent of the pollution and the protection of the marine environment are still ongoing.

According to this ministry, the smell reported by the residents of Sharjah, Ajman, and Amalkoin does not pose a threat to their health.

The authorities asked the fishermen and other people active in the sea to obey the instructions and avoid fishing in the polluted areas. In this announcement, the name of the oil tanker, the cause of the leak and the amount of oil put into the water were not published.