One year and two months following the spill of more than 11,000 barrels of Repsol oil into the sea off Ventanilla, Callao region, the beaches remain contaminated and are still not suitable for bathers and fishermen, said the organization’s director non-governmental Cooperation, Alejandro Chirinos.
Speaking to the Uno al Día program, in the Regional Communication Network, he said that the Agency for Environmental Evaluation and Enforcement presented reports that showed that the beaches continued to be contaminated.
He added that while Repsol presented two positive reports one year following the oil spill, the abnormal waves that occurred those days threw everything that was deposited, contradicting the version of the Spanish company.
He noted that they are waiting for the final official report that establishes the responsibilities and presents the solutions with alternatives to recover the sea and the beach.
Chirinos affirmed that the spill caused three impacts, the first being labor, since fishermen, merchants, and tour operators cannot work and still have no alternatives.
The second impact has been once morest the social rights of the 10,300 affected households, which add up to some 51,500 people, including heads of households, children, and the elderly.
Finally, the third impact has been environmental, in the fishing and tourism area that generated employment opportunities for many people.
The director of the non-governmental organization Cooperacción, Alejandro Chirinos, stated that the fishermen and others affected seek a fair solution and that their rights be taken into account.
