APRIL 15, 2015
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Tabasco has set up an emergency
plan to supply drinking water to the capital of Villahermosa after oil thieves
punctured a pipeline, contaminating rivers that normally supply the city.
The spill late last week sent workers with the state-owned
oil company scrambling to limit damage, and four of Villahermosa’s water
treatment plants were shut down as a precaution.
The Tabasco state government said Tuesday that it will
temporarily supply water using 13 tanker trucks.
Workers for the Pemex oil company set out containment booms
and were trying to scoop oil off the waterways.
Illegal pipeline taps have caused fires, explosions and
spills in Mexico in the past. They became so frequent that Pemex no longer
ships finished, usable fuels through pipelines.
Viva Mexico!