Oil Spot Threatens U.S. Tourism Industry

The burned-out Deepwater Horizon oil platform has caused a large oil spill in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, which is approaching the US coast with amazing speed. Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi and Alabama are in danger of financial collapse, as the main income of these states consists of fishing and tourism. But Russian tour operators are not worried, saying that bookings are well underway. Although forecasters claim that the wind direction favors the movement of the spot to the coast of America. Representatives of travel agencies say that they are more concerned about the eruption of the volcano of Iceland, which can again interrupt all flights. Now the special services of the United States are engaged in eliminating the oil stain and trying to stop its leak.