(15 Mar 2025)
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Viche, Ecuador – 15 March 2025
1. Aerial shot of Viche River with oil spill ++MUTE++
2. Aerial shot of workers in boats cleaning Viche River ++MUTE++
3. Waters of the Viche river polluted with oil
4. Various of dead fishes
5. Various of barriers preventing oil spill to spread in the river
6. Various of drainage of polluted water from the river
7. Vilche River waters after oil spill
8. Ecuador’s national oil company Petroecuador workers during cleaning works
9. Viche River waters
10. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Richard Solorzano, President of Viche Government:
"The reasons for the oil spill inside the Vergel site are still unknown, but authorities are investigating. It is worrying because this affects our province of Esmeraldas and especially our town of Viche that has received the oil that has come down from Vergel. They are working to clean the river which will not be a work of days, but of a long time which is the time it will take to recover the flora and fauna of our area."
11. Various of cleaning works
12. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Richard Solorzano, President of the Government of Viche:
"Our concern is to know what precautions the citizens should take to prevent it, because this river passes through the commercial part of our town and has already affected the commercial center. It has already affected the river banks of more than thirteen communities in Viche."
13. Resident Manuela Valencia who’s been affected by oil spill
14. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Manuela Valencia, Viche resident:
"Yesterday, we found out about the oil spill. That’s why we are here, because we are seeing the whole situation that is happening. This affects all of us residents, especially those of us from here, from the river bank."
15. Various of cleaning works
16. Various aerial shots of the polluted Viche River ++MUTE++
STORYLINE:
A crude oil pipeline crack caused a thick oil slick in the Viche River in northwestern Ecuador.
Employees of the state oil company Petroecuador were trying Saturday to contain the oil slick in the river that affected the area of Viche in the province of Esmeraldas.
The spill was caused by the rupture of a section of the Trans-Ecuadorian Pipeline System when a landslide triggered by heavy rains affected the area, according to an official report.
Petroecuador said that more than fifty workers are working to clean up the area using excavators, tanks, and suction and containment pumps.
The presence of the hydrocarbon turned black a large area known for its coffee and cocoa plantations.
The local water company reported it was suspending service in the affected areas due to the danger of contaminating its drinking water system.
According to Petroecuador figures, the damaged pipeline transports 275,000 barrels per day.
Oil is the country’s main export product and the primary income source for the fiscal coffers.
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