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Related: About this forumRussia's Putin declares state of emergency after Arctic Circle oil spill
Source: BBC
Russia's Putin declares state of emergency after Arctic Circle oil spill
4 June 2020
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle.
The spill happened when a fuel tank at a power plant near the Siberian city of Norilsk collapsed last Friday.
President Putin expressed anger after discovering officials only learnt about the incident two days later.
The plant is owned by a subsidiary of Norilsk Nickel, which is the world's leading nickel and palladium producer.
And in a televised video conference on Wednesday, Mr Putin lambasted the head of the company over the timeliness of its response.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52915807
Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)or forever.
Dream Girl
(5,111 posts)And sharp, pointy umbrella tips
Finishline42
(1,091 posts)So 20,000 tons (US) is just over 5,700,000 gallons of diesel.
(20,000 tons x 2,000 lbs per ton/7 lbs per gallon)
That's a lot of old dinosaurs in the river!
Especially in an arctic environment.
hatrack
(59,584 posts)In fact, it sound vaguely familiar.