Oil leak found in post flood Tennessee
18:22, 5 May 2010
NASHVILLE. May 5. KAZINFORM A potentially damaging oil leak was found Tuesday in flood ravaged Nashville, capital of southern U.S. state Tennessee, and authorities were working to contain it; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The oil leak was found in flood waters near a Metro Water Services Biosolids Facility on the bank of Cumberland River.
Xinhua reporters at the scene saw workers in Metro Water Services uniforms laying fabric-like material and boom in the water and on the shore. The slick has darkened grass on the shore.
Workers at the scene said they are not authorized to speak to media, and phone calls to Metro Water Services went unanswered; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
See www.xinhuanet.com/english2010/ for full version