Zhong Yu of Greenpeace told the BBC's Chinese service there was a heavy layer of oil covering the coastline.

BBC: China oil spill after pipe blast 'worse than thought'

The sides shared a point in the corresponding fixture earlier this season, but the visitors are coming to Layer Road high on confidence after a heavy defeat of Southampton on Saturday.

BBC: Williams refuses to give up fight

The explosions were accompanied by heavy rain, leaving the island's roads coated in a thick layer of mud.

BBC: Ash rains down on Montserrat

Temperatures as low as -23C (-9F) and heavy snowfall this month have left the capital Kiev and most of the country under a thick frozen layer.

BBC: Dozens die in Ukraine's cold snap