8,000-barrels of oil spill in Amazon after locals damage pipeline
Approximately 8,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into the Peruvian Amazon after members of the Mayuriaga indigenous community severed a major pipeline, according to state-owned oil company Petroperu. They further prevented technicians from repairing the pipe and containing the release. They had threatened to attack the pipeline in protest against alleged irregularities in recent local elections.