Sri Lanka halts towing burnt X Press Pearl ship (8)

Sri Lankan security personnel remove debris of X Press Pearl, a burnt and sinking container vessel, from the beach in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 2, 2021. The Marine Environment Protection Authority said that the burning of the X Press Pearl vessel had caused a massive environmental disaster as beaches from the south coast to the western coast had been damaged due to the debris which was washed ashore. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)