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Article: Reclaiming the sea: Joseph Mayton reports on some of the environmental consequences of this summer's Israeli attack on Lebanon and the delays that have compounded the problem.(MOSAIC)
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- The Middle East
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- January 1, 2007
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DAWN ON THE coastline of Lebanon has never been more beautiful. It sparkles with a glossy tint as the sun's rays begin to hit the water. But the vista is no naturalist's paradise: in fact, the shiny hue on the water is caused by a massive oil spill during the summer's month-long war between Hizbullah and Israel is responsible for the effect.
The fighting has been over for many months, but the battle to take back the sea is just hitting its pinnacle. Fishermen no longer able to make a livelihood sit on the banks of the Mediterranean ready to help in the clean-up effort to reclaim the beaches drenched by fuel oil following Israel's bombing raid on the Jiyeh power ...