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Thousands of pounds of tiny plastic pellets are blanketing Sri Lanka's shores after a vessel caught fire and sank into the Indian Ocean

Name: Thousands of pounds of tiny plastic pellets are blanketing Sri Lanka's shores after a vessel caught fire and sank into the Indian Ocean
Uploaded: 2021-06-05T03:20:00+05:30
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Description: Thousands of pounds of tiny plastic pellets are blanketing Sri Lanka's shores after a vessel caught fire and sank into the Indian Ocean Video

Marisa Palmer,Tam Hunt,Havovi CooperJun 5, 2021, 03:42 IST

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Plastic pellets are blanketing Sri Lanka's shores after a ship caught fire and sank into the Indian Ocean.
The 'X-Press Pearl' began burning on May 21 after an alleged leakage of nitric acid started a fire.
This is one of the worst ecological disasters in the country's history.