Riviera beaches spared as Italy oil slick dissolves

Riviera beaches spared as Italy oil slick dissolves Rome (AFP) April 24, 2016 - Oil slicks off the Italian Riviera have largely dissolved and no longer pose a threat to the region's beaches, the official overseeing the clean-up operation said Sunday. "The situation in the waters between Genoa and the French border has significantly improved," said Giovanni Pettorino, Genoa's Commander of Port. "Thanks to the weather conditions (heavy rain) the slicks that we were ab ... more

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