Protests Rock Mauritius After Another Day Of Marches Against Wakashio Oil Spill Response

Protests Rock Mauritius After Another Day Of Marches Against Wakashio Oil Spill Response

Massive protests rocked the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius on Saturday following a large march ... [+] against how the Wakashio oil spill response is being handled.



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The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius was rocked again by major protests on Saturday 12 September.  This is the second set of major protests following an earlier demonstration on 29 August that attracted over 100,000 marchers.

Protestors are angry at the oil spill and death of large numbers of protected whales and dolphins on ... [+] Mauritius' South East coast



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The anger being felt in Mauritius triggered by the grounding of the Panama-flagged, Japanese-owned Wakashio iron ore vessel 7 weeks ago and how the oil spill