Thousands of students, environmental activists and residents of Mauritius were working around the clock Sunday, trying to reduce the damage from an oil spill.

Oil spill prompts environmental state of emergency in Mauritius 00:30. Salvage crews raced against time Monday to prevent a second disastrous oil spill off the picture-perfect coastline of ...

This photo taken and provided by Georges de La Tremoille of Mu Press shows oil leaking from the MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius ...

An estimated 1 ton of oil from the Japanese ship's cargo of 4 tons has already escaped into the sea, officials said. Workers were seeking to stop more oil from leaking, but with high winds and ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Thousands of students, environmental activists and residents of Mauritius were working around the clock Sunday, trying to reduce the damage to the Indian Ocean island from an ...