By Shanna Hanbury A massive oil spill in Ecuadorian Amazon, in the northwestern Esmeraldas province, has covered multiple rivers and a key wildlife refuge in thick, black sludge, impacting more than ...

The spill, believed caused when a landslide ruptured a major oil pipeline, has turned waters black in a section of the Esmeraldas River, in the province of the same name. The Emergency Operations ...

including the Esmeraldas River, and causing water shortages and health issues. In this scenario, native groups gathered under the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie ...

This handout picture from the Ecuadoran municipality of Esmeraldas shows the effects of the oil spill in the Esmeraldas River - Copyright POOL/AFP JULIAN SIMMONDS ...

This handout picture from the Ecuadoran municipality of Esmeraldas shows the effects of the oil spill in the Esmeraldas River This handout picture from the Ecuadoran municipality of Esmeraldas ...

Following this, crude oil flowed downstream for more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) through the Esmeraldas River and its tributaries towards the mouth at the Pacific Ocean. Witnesses described a ...

The spill, believed to have been caused when a landslide ruptured a major oil pipeline, has contaminated a section of the Esmeraldas River in the province of the same name. Residents in the town ...

An oil spill in northwestern Ecuador has turned a river black, prompting authorities to declare an environmental emergency and order residents to ration drinking water.

An oil spill in northwestern Ecuador has turned a river black, prompting authorities to declare an environmental emergency and order residents to ration drinking water. The spill, believed to have ...