The National Disaster Management Committee in the Kingdom of Bahrain has said that Bahrain’s regional waters are not affected by the oil spill near Kuwait’s shores.

The Bahrain News Agency quoted the General Director of Civil Defence and the panel secretary, Brigadier Abdulaziz Rashid Al Amer, as saying that the Chief of Public Security and head of the committee had looked into the matter in order to take any necessary steps to deal with such incidents, but it turned out that Bahrain is far from the oil spill.

He said that the committee is in touch with concerned authorities in Kuwait to learn the latest developments.

Source: Wam