Clean-up crews working feverishly to limit oil spill damage at Mae Ramphueng
Workers in personal protective equipment race to clean up oil that has washed ashore in Rayong province on Saturday. (Photos by Pornprom Satrabhaya, Bangkok Post)
Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong is now off limits to the public as a major clean-up continues of an oil spill caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline, provincial governor Charnna Iamsaeng said on Saturday.
Police are monitoring entrances and exits to the beach as the incident could pose health risks, Mr Charnna said.
The governor asked all vendors in the area to close temporarily until normal conditions can be restored. The beach has been declared a disaster…
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