Premier Takes Over Oil Spill Crisis Management
From Times Wire Reports
Stung by criticism over the Prestige tanker spill catastrophe, Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar took control of managing the crisis and prepared to travel to oil-stained northwest Spain.
Aznar, who has drawn rebukes for not visiting affected areas and seeming to distance himself from the disaster, presided over a crisis committee meeting.
His government has been criticized for playing down the spill’s magnitude, being slow to provide information and not giving enough aid to coastal residents.
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