The scary scene about the US oil spill

The photos below show the severity of the US oil spill disaster on the environment and marine animals.

More than a month has passed since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 people and spilled hundreds of thousands of tons of oil onto the sea surface. In the following weeks, US officials and organizations took all measures to prevent the spread of oil and minimize environmental damage.

But until now all efforts have not yielded significant results. Last weekend, Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal announced he would order a barricade of sand to prevent oil from reaching the state's coast.

It was discovered that many sharks and dolphins washed ashore. Crabs, turtles and birds grapple in polluted water as oil spreads to the swamps of Louisiana. A beach in southern New Orleans must be shut down because of oil. The US Coast Guard said the huge oil spill stretched over an area up to 240 km long.

The boats catch oil and shrimp in Chandeleur Sound Sea, Louisiana State, USA.

Oil spills through a rig (upper right corner) in Chandeleur Sound, Louisiana.

A seabird swim close to a ship in the waters off Louisiana.

The body of a jellyfish floating in the Gulf of Mexico.

The oil spread to the north of the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, USA.

A flock of bottlenose dolphins swim in the oil-filled waters of the Chandeleur Sound.

The oil spill follows the currents in the Gulf of Mexico.

Birds fly over an egg nest on the island of Louisiana, USA. The shell of the three eggs in the drive has turned yellow.

A Greenpeace employee took water samples at the mouth of the Mississippi River near Venice, Louisiana, USA on May 19.

The dragonfly tries to clean up the oil on the wings at Garden Island, near Venice, Louisiana, USA.