Thousands of people have protested in the capital of Mauritius over the government's handling of an oil spill from a grounded Japanese ship and the alarming discovery of dozens of dead dolphins in recent days. Key points: At least 39 dead dolphins have washed ashore Experts fear chemicals from the oil spill may be to blame A Japanese ship struck …
Clean-up crews, volunteers are scrambling to contain the ecological disaster, with further damage to the ship expected due to bad weather. The MV Wakashio ship’s hull struck a coral reef off the island on 25 July, and it has been aground ever since, but only began leaking oil over the past few days, BBC reported. The nation’s Prime Minister Pravind …