BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 5 years later

Five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, residents and ecologists say the effects of the disaster are still being felt.

An explosion on theDeepwater Horizon drilling rig on April 20, 2010, resulted in thelargest accidental release of oil into marinewaters in history. Estimates of the size of thespill vary, but a U.S. government panel puts it at 650 million litres between the time of the explosion and when the well was finally capped 87 days later.

The CBC'sPaul Hunter visited Louisianato find out how the spill continues to affect the region.