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France deploys teams to Mauritius as oil spill disaster worsens

The prime minister of Mauritius has declared a state of environmental emergency and appealed to France for urgent assistance as oil from a grounded cargo ship spilled unabated into the island nation's protected waters

As Mauritius declared an environmental emergency on Saturday following a ship that ran aground two weeks ago, France dispatched aircraft and technical advisers from neighbouring Reunion. Ecologists f…