The Latest Breaking News from Lima

1 month after oil spill, Lima's beaches empty, cleanup slow

Dozens of beaches near Lima are deserted and thousands of fishermen remain without work, one month after an oil spill at a refinery created what the United Nations called the worst ecological disaster in Peru’s recent history

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022

'Smells like death': Peru oil spill clear-up drags on as fishermen count cost

Spanish energy firm Repsol said on Friday a clear-up operation for a major oil spill on the coast near Peru's capital Lima would take until the end of February, in an environmental incident declared a 'catastrophe' by the government.

Reuters · Jan 22, 2022

Peru's Castillo decrees major oil spill an environmental emergency

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo declared an environmental emergency on Thursday as clean-up teams struggled to contain a huge oil spill at the country's biggest refinery, after rogue waves rocked a ship unloading crude there.

Reuters · Jan 21, 2022