2022 Callao oil spill
Aerial view of the oil spill on the coast of Callao | |
| Date | 15 January 2022 |
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| Location | Ventanilla District, Callao, Peru |
| Coordinates | 11°55′14.9″S 77°8′33.4″W / 11.920806°S 77.142611°W |
| Type | Oil spill |
| Cause | 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami |
| Accused | Repsol |
The 2022 Callao oil spill is a crude oil spill that occurred on 15 January 2022, on the coast of the Ventanilla district in the constitutional province of Callao, Peru, after abnormal waves caused by the volcanic eruption in Tonga and alleged negligence on the side of company Repsol. It has been qualified by the Environmental Assessment and Control Agency as the greatest ecological disaster that has occurred in Peru.