Peru demands compensation for disastrous oil spill caused by Tonga volcano

Volcanic eruption caused spill, described as the worst ecological disaster to hit country in recent history, at refineries operated by Spanish oil giant Repsol

Peru has demanded compensation from the Spanish oil giant Repsol after freak waves from a volcanic eruption near Tonga caused an oil spill described as the worst ecological disaster to hit the South American country in recent history.

Peru's prime minister, Mirtha Vasquez, told journalists on Wednesday that the Pampilla refinery, run by Repsol, apparently" did not have a contingency plan for an oil spill.