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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

Marisa Palmer,Tam Hunt,Havovi Cooper   

Thousands of pounds of tiny plastic pellets are blanketing Sri Lanka's shores after a vessel caught fire and sank into the Indian Ocean
International1 min read
  • 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.

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