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<\/p>\nRussia<\/u>: President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency in a region within close range to Arctic Circle in far northern province of Russia after nearly 20,000 tons of oil leaked into a river from a power plant.<\/p>\n
The spillage occurred on May 29th as per the reports, when the \u201coil products\u201d leaked from a tank in an industrial plant operated in that area by a subsidiary of Norilsk Nickel, as per the reports the world\u2019s largest producer of palladium, nickel, platinum, and copper.<\/p>\n
President Putin discussed the incident with officials on Wednesday, according to the Kremlin, \u201cThe\u00a0accident took place at\u00a0the\u00a0industrial site of\u00a0the\u00a0Nadezhdinski Metallurgical Plant, and\u00a0part of\u00a0the\u00a0spilled petrochemicals, a\u00a0considerable amount actually, seeped into the\u00a0Ambarnaya River,\u201d as per the reports, Kremlin questioned the measures being taken to clean up the fuel leak within the Arctic Circle.<\/p>\n
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President Vladimir Putin was shocked beyond words reportedly when he learnt that local authorities had found out about the incident from social media two days after it happened, the news of the spill emerged on T.V and was covered by local news reporters, the headlines made it global only after two days. The President also warned the region\u2019s governor Alexander Uss to stay diligent next time, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are we to learn about emergency situations from social networks? Are you alright health wise over there?\u201d Putin said, the news agency reported on Wednesday. Putin had then reportedly supported a proposal to declare a national state of emergency in the area as it would assist the clean-up effort.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe accident was caused by\u00a0a\u00a0sudden sinking of\u00a0supporting posts in\u00a0the basement of\u00a0the storage tank and that emergency teams immediately arrived to\u00a0the site to\u00a0start clean up\u00a0works. It said the spill happened in\u00a0a\u00a0remote area and that no\u00a0local community had been impacted,\u201d says Norilsk Nickel on its website.<\/p>\n
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\u201cA regional emergency situation has been declared in\u00a0the city of\u00a0Norilsk and Taymir region. An\u00a0emergency response team has been set up\u00a0chaired by\u00a0the city mayor of\u00a0Norilsk,\u201d the company said, adding that it was trying to limit damage to the local environment.\u00a0 It said a special team had been brought in to deal with the oil spill.<\/p>\n
The company further added, \u201cIn total, Norilsk Nickel has mobilized 250 personnel and 72 equipment items to work on the liquidation. As of June 3, a total of 262 tons of diesel fuel has been collected near HHP-3 (the power plant), a total of 800 cubic meters of contaminated soil has been removed and approximately 80 tons of fuel has been collected from the spill to Ambarnaya River.\u201d<\/p>\n
Russia\u2019s Investigative Committee has launched their own probe into the incident that has reportedly caused \u201cpollution and environmental damage,\u201d stated on their website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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