Environmental damage as Wakashio oil spill reaches coast of Mauritius

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MV Wakashio ran aground on July 25 and has since leaked tons of oil into the surrounding waters.

Footage recorded by @gregrouxel and @hugoclementk on Saturday (August 8) shows black oil covering sand and vegetation along the beaches of Grand Port, Mauritius.

Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth declared a state of environmental emergency on Friday (August 7).

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