Colombia's Ecopetrol moves to contain oil spill
Colombian state-run oil company Ecopetrol has activated contingency plans following a crude spill in northern Norte de Santander department.
Local authorities said the incident followed a landslide on Friday (September 21) that damaged a section of the Caño Limón-Coveñas pipeline.
Control points were activated along La Lejía and Chorros Colorados streams and the Culagá river in the municipality of Toledo, Ecopetrol said in a statement.
An initial team of 70 workers were sent to help control the spill, it said.
Water services were temporarily suspended in the municipalities of Toledo, Arauquita and Saravena due to contamination fears.
Local officials ruled out terrorist activity as a possible cause of the incident.
Ecopetrol, which said the pipeline was not operating at the time of the incident, has reported more than 50 acts of violence targeting the 773km Caño Limón-Coveñas line this year.
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