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Growing concerns over Gulf of Mexico oil leak

BBC News reports here: A US Coast Guard official says if leaks from an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico are not stemmed soon, they could cause one of the worst spills in US history.

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Very serious oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico

The US Coast Guard has described it as a “very serious spill”,  BBC News reports here: Some 1,000 barrels (42,000 gallons) of oil a day have been gushing from the well since a drilling rig exploded and sank off the Louisiana coast last week. Robotic submersibles are being used to try to stop [...]