UN joins cleanup efforts in Sundarbans

UN joins cleanup efforts in Sundarbans
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A UN expert team has arrived in Bangladesh to help clean up the Sundarbans, more than a week after it was hit by a huge oil spill from a capsized boat endangering the world\'s largest mangrove forest.

Dhaka: A UN expert team has arrived in Bangladesh to help clean up the Sundarbans, more than a week after it was hit by a huge oil spill from a capsized boat endangering the world's largest mangrove forest.

According to a UN statement, it has sent the Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team "in response to a request from the Government of Bangladesh" to support the cleanup efforts of the oil spill in the Sundarbans.
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