Fishermen protest after eruption causes oil spill in Peru

Peru’s environment minister, Ruben Ramirez, told reporters that authorities estimate 6,000 barrels of oil were spilled in the area, which is rich in marine biodiversity

Workers look at the oil in the waters of Cavero Beach in Ventanilla, Callao, Peru (AP)

An oil spill on the Peruvian coast caused by the waves from an eruption of an undersea volcano in the South Pacific nation of Tonga has prompted dozens of fishermen to protest outside the South American country’s main oil refinery.

The men gathered outside the refinery in the province of Callao, near Lima.