A containment boom blocks oil-contaminated water (L) in the area of the Talbert Marsh wetlands after a massive oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 4, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California, U.S. /CFP
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday night declared a state of emergency in Southern California's Orange County to support the emergency response to the massive oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach.
Officials said the spill, first reported on October 2, could have poured as much as 3,000 barrels of oil into the Pacific Ocean.