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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Oil Threatens South Korean Seafood, Birds, Tourism


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A bird is covered in fuel oil from a spill last Friday, December 7, 2007, near Mallipo, South Korea.

The country's largest oil spill reached part of its scenic and environmentally sensitive western shore Saturday.

Volunteers and authorities have been struggling to clean up the mess.

Photograph from the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement/AP/HO