Israeli sewage leak at Eilat Gulf of Aqaba pays the price.

The Star (Amman, Jordan) | October 15, 2007 | Copyright

... Environmentalists and residents from the port city of Aqaba, 300km south of Amman, say they fear a recent sewage leak in the nearby city of Eilat in Israel, which spilled into the Red Sea, could kill marine life in the Gulf of Aqaba and threaten public health. On September 30, Israeli officials closed the beach area in Eilat, 10km west of Aqaba, for two days as a precautionary measure after press reports of foul smells and floating excrement in the sea. Israeli officials say around 600 cubic meters of raw sewage poured into the sea, forcing the authorities to ban ...

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