Japanese World War Ii Shipwreck Causes Environmental Emergency in the Pacific · Global Voices

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Micronesia declared an environmental emergency after detecting a toxic oil spill in Lake Chuuk, a western Pacific marine enclave where dozens of World War II shipwrecks lie.The country's president, Wesley Simina, requested international assistance during the 80th UN General Assembly in New York.He explained that remnants of war pose a direct threat to the fishing economy, ecosystems and island communities.The incident began on September 15, when…