Thousands of people held demonstrations in Madagascar’s capital Port Louis on Saturday, over authorities’ handling of massive oil spill that killed 39 dolphins.
About 1,000 tonnes of oil spilled into a sanctuary after a Japanese ship hit a coral reef late last month.
The demonstrators believe the government could have done more to prevent the oil spill.
Mauritian citizens abroad also held protests in the cities of Perth, London and Paris.
The government of Mauritius promised to set up a body to investigate the oil spill.
The captain of the Japanese ship MV Wakashio that hit the coral reef has already been arrested.
He has been charged with endangering safe navigation.
Environmental campaigners want an independent investigation done following the death of the dolphins.
They say they were either killed as a direct result of the spill or when the ship was scuttled.
The oil spill is a massive blow to the tourism industry that has already been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Source: BBC
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