
Second Major Protest In Mauritius Over Giant Oil Spill
Thousands of Mauritians marched Saturday for the second time in a month as public anger festers over the governmentβs handling of a devastating oil spill off the coast.
A sea of colourful demonstrators waving flags and chanting slogans descended on Mahebourg on the southeast coast, where a cargo ship ran aground in July and leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of fuel into the pristine sea.
The spill has inflicted untold damage to the Indian Ocean archipelago of 1.3 million people that depends crucially on its fabled coastline for fishing and ecotourism.
Prime Minister …