26/08/2020 16:21
Mauritius oil spill: Dead dolphins found after shipwreck
At least 13 dead dolphins have been found on the seashore in Mauritius, more than a month after the huge oil spill caused by a Japanese-owned ship.
The deaths have been caused either by the spill or the authorities' decision to sink the ship's stem, environmental campaigners say.
The carcasses have been sent for a post-mortem, which will establish the cause of deaths, police said.
These are the first reported deaths of dolphins since the shipwreck.
Up to now, many fish and crabs have been found dead.
It is very rare for so many dead dolphins to be found at the same time. Two were found in May 2019.