Mosul battle brings environmental damage, with serious impacts on health, prospects of recovery
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme
– 19 oil wells have been set ablaze following the launch of military operations to retake the city of Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
– Burning stockpiles of sulphur dioxide at an industrial facility created a large toxic cloud and temporarily hampered the delivery of humanitarian assistance
– Water plant also reportedly affected by fighting, leading to a chlorine gas leak
– Environmental pollution is adding complexity and danger to the humanitarian crisis
Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27086&ArticleID=36288&l=en
