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Thursday, October 3, 2002 - 03:00
Categories: 
Environment [2]
Issue Number: 
82 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Salvage workers are resuming the pumping of oil from the ship that went aground off the east coast of South Africa in mid-September. The Jolly Rubino, a freighter carrying hazardous chemicals, is still aground near the St Lucia Wetlands reserve - a designated World Heritage site.

Category: 
Land & Environment [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/environment/10343 [5]
Country: 
South Africa [6]

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