China is working hard to clean up a massive oil spill from a tanker in the South China Sea near the country.
Some 524,000 litres (138,000 gallons) of crude oil leaked into the water when two ships collided on Tuesday.
The oil spill is now 16km (10 miles) long and 200m (660 feet) wide and weather conditions are making it difficult to clean the slick up.
"It is the worst ocean pollution even in five years," a spokesperson from the Ministry of Communications said.
China is trying to clean the spill up
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The spill happened when a German ship carrying oil collided with a Panamanian vessel.
The strong winds and high seas that have made cleaning up the spill difficult are expected to continue for several days.
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