More oil spills from Karachi tanker

More oil has spilled out of a tanker that ran aground last month off the coast of the Pakistani city of Karachi, one of south Asia's busiest ports.

Officials at the Karachi port have refused to disclose how much more oil has spilled, but local residents say the slick has reached the shore.

A huge oil slick from the tanker hit the Karachi coast last week, polluting the sea and damaging marine life.

The Greek tanker, which was chartered by Pakistan's national shipping corporation, was carrying 62,000 tonnes of crude oil when it ran aground in late July.

Some of the oil has been pumped out, but port authorities say they have not been able to do much over the last two days.

The beach has been closed to the public.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service