Taiwan’s North Coast Polluted by Oil Spill
![Dead fish covered in oil from an oil spill in northern Taiwan March 25, 2016](https://i0.wp.com/taiwanenglishnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dead-fish.jpg?resize=749%2C445&ssl=1)
Taiwan’s scenic north coast today is suffering from an oil spill from a grounded ship that is breaking in half. EPA authorities yesterday were preparing for the disaster as the ship began to break up.
These pictures were taken by United Daily News reporter Xu Zhenghong this morning March 25, 2016.
![Dead fish covered in oil from an oil spill in northern Taiwan March 25, 2016](https://i0.wp.com/taiwanenglishnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dead-fish-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
![workers are seen trying to clean up an oil spill in Taiwan March 25, 2016](https://i0.wp.com/taiwanenglishnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/oil-cleanup-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
![A worker scoops up oil washed onto the coast of Taiwan](https://i0.wp.com/taiwanenglishnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/oil-cleanup-2-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200)
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