Petrobras oil company has been fined $28m

巴西石油公司被罚2800万美元

Environmental workers in Brazil are fighting to contain the country's biggest oil spill in 25 years.

Millions of litres of crude oil are flowing down the southern Iguacu River, endangering drinking water, farm land and animal life along a 230 km (140 mile) stretch.

Dead fish, birds and mammals coated in oil are washing up on the river banks, according to environmental officials.

State-owned oil company Petrobras is to be fined $28m for the spill - the maximum allowed for environmental disasters.

The leak took place 630km upstream from Iguacu falls, a major tourist attraction.

巴西环保人员正在努力控制本国25年来最大的原油泄漏事故。

几百万升的原油顺伊瓜苏河流下，对230公里(140英里)河长以内的饮水、耕地和动物生命造成威胁。

环保官员说，身上沾满原油的死鱼、死鸟和各种哺乳动物被冲上河岸。

国有的巴西石油公司将因这一泄油事故被罚款2800万美元，这是环境污染事件允许的最高罚款。

这一事故发生在巴西一重要旅游胜地伊瓜苏瀑布上游630公里处。