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Sea life around Mauritius dying as oil spill spreads

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Mauritian volunteers fished dead eels from oily waters as they tried to clean up damage to the Indian Ocean island’s most pristine beaches after a Japanese bulk carrier leaked an estimated 1,000 tonnes of oil.
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