Venezuela: Oil Spill Hits Indigenous Communities

Venezuela: Oil Spill Hits Indigenous Communities   Villagers demand payments from the state and an investigation.   Dozens of barrels of oil spilled into the Tascabaña and Guanipa Rivers following the Feb. 22 pipeline break in the northeastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui. The spill occurred in the Freites municipality, affecting the water, flora and fauna that the indigenous residents depend upon.   In a statement six days after the spill, state-run oil company Petróleos de...

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