Court upholds verdict against Total

French court holds oil company responsible for 1999 oil spil off Brittany.

Total oil spill

A French court has upheld an earlier ruling that held the oil company Total responsible for a disastrous oil spill off the coast of Brittany in 1999.

The amount of compensation the company must pay has also been increased to about $250m.

Al Jazeera’s  Estelle Youssouffa reports from Paris.

Source: Al Jazeera