Chennai oil spill triggers health issues among residents after flood
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Thousands of people have been affected by a crude oil spill in Ennore—located 25km from Chennai in Tamil Nadu—triggered by Cyclone Michaung. Even weeks after the storm, the spillage's terrible ecological impact is still being felt. A huge quantity of oil allegedly leaked from the government-owned Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited's (CPCL) refinery in Chennai's Manali around a week ago. Residents are now struggling to remove the spillage from the ecologically sensitive Ennore Creek while also dealing with several health issues.