Chile oil spill: 40,000 litres of diesel spilled into sea off Patagonia

Chile’s navy confirmed it was working to mitigate damage caused by the spill at Guarello island

Forty thousand litres of diesel oil has been spilled into the sea in a remote and pristine area of Patagonia, Chile’s navy confirmed on Sunday.

The spillage occurred in the Chilean section of Patagonia – a region that encompasses the southern tip of South America and spans both Chile and Argentina.

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