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Protesters call for action in Guarapiche River Oil Spill - Caracas

Media Summary

The NGO Una Motaña de Gente (A mountain of people) held a protest demanding accountability and government action for the Guarapiche River Oil Spill in Monagas State in an area now sealed off by the military.
in Environment, on the 19th of February 2012

Citizens hold signs in the road while protesting an ecological disaster due to an oil spill in the Guarapiche River.

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Protesters hold signs with different messages for passers-by to see.

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Protesters hold signs with different messages for passers-by to see.

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A protester wears a mask of a skull on her head signifying death.

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A driver steps out of his car to take pictures of the signs.

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Some of the signs read 'Let's Preserve Life, Water, Air, Animal Life, and Plants', among other messages.

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Participants grab signs with different messages.

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A girl standing in the road holds a sign that reads 'If oils spills, it kills'

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A man on a bicycle reads some of the signs as he passes by.

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Drivers read the signs while they wait in traffic.

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A bus driver reads the messages displayed in front of him.

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A man holds a sign that reads '12, 24, or 40 hours. 40, 60, or 80 thousand barrels?' in reference to mixed official information about the spill.

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Cristina Vaamonde, Director of NGO Una Montaña de Gente (A mountain of people) speaks with the press about the protest.

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A girl holds a sign that reads 'Sustainable Environment = Human Right.'

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Drivers stop to speak with protesters.

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