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India on alert after Sunderbans oil spill in Bangladesh
Environmental authorities in India are on alert after thousands of litres of oil spilled into a nature reserve in neighbouring Bangladesh.
Conservation chief Pradeep Vyas said "precautions" were being taken in West Bengal's coastal region.
Oil leaked into waterways in the Sundarbans area after a collision involving a tanker three days ago.
Officials say it is already harming the region's wildlife, which includes two endangered dolphin species.
Footage shows Bangladeshi villagers scooping oil from rivers using pots and pans and sponges, and birds covered in black liquid in the Sundarbans mangrove forest in south-west Bangladesh.
The oil spilled after a tanker carrying 350,000 litres (77,000 gallons) collided with another vessel, spreading a sheen across 60km of waterways.