BP oil spill

May 22, 2010, 16:30 PM IST
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Workers clean up the beach on Elmers Island, Louisiana.

Workers clean up the beach on Elmers Island, Louisiana.

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An activist steps through oil on a beach along Gulf of Mexico

An activist steps through oil on a beach along Gulf of Mexico

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A crabber shows off his haul of crabs on a dock

A crabber shows off his haul of crabs on a dock

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Spilled oil being burnt off seven miles northeast from where the Deepwater Horizon wellhead sank

Spilled oil being burnt off seven miles northeast from where the Deepwater Horizon wellhead sank

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Chemically dispersed oil floats with offshore float seen in background

Chemically dispersed oil floats with offshore float seen in background

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Oil is soaked up by an absorbent boom along Grand Isle beach

Oil is soaked up by an absorbent boom along Grand Isle beach

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Oil spill workers finish surveying oil on the beach near the mouth of the Mississippi River

Oil spill workers finish surveying oil on the beach near the mouth of the Mississippi River