One of Sri Lanka’s biggest environmental disasters on record is set to get even worse after a stricken cargo ship carrying tons of chemicals began sinking in the Indian Ocean.

Colombo.- Officials are now bracing for an oil spill from about 350 metric tons of oil loaded in the sinking ship’s fuel tanks.

With this ecological disaster, Sri Lanka's fishing industry has been severely damaged. One fisherman, Joshua Anthony, told reporters: "The ship has dealt a death blow to our lives. We can’t go to the sea, which means we can’t make a living.” (RHC)