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100 Tons of Diesel Spill into Nile
The barge was carrying 244 tons of diesel fuel when it sank on Saturday while attempting to dock near Aswan, some 980km south of the capital Cairo.
At least 100 tons of diesel spilled into the Nile, the al-Masry al-Youm daily reported, though other sources said up to double that amount could have leaked into the waters.
The government has shut down all water distillation plants in the area.
Sources say the spill has covered at least one square kilometre of the river's surface.
Civil defence and emergency forces were working to clean the spill and at least one person, the captain of the vessel, was arrested.
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www.news24.com/Africa/News/100-tons-of-diesel-spill-into-Nile-20100912
Sept. 13, 2010