Waterways near Russia’s Siberian city of Norilsk have been rapidly polluted by a spill of more than 20,000 tonnes of diesel fuel in recent days, according to state media.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared on Wednesday a state of emergency, dedicating federal resources to the clean-up effort. He said local officials had been inefficient in dealing with the disaster.
The spill occurred on Friday when a diesel tank ruptured at a thermal power plant, according to a statement by the city’s main employer, metals miner Nornickel.
Al Jazeera’s Paul Brennan has more.
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No problem money first
Kiss ur ecosystem Goodbye
What’s on earth going on with this planet most humans that walk this planet need putting down .
They are doing it on purpose… it’s all apart of the insane biblical prophecy… they believe by destroying earth they will be rewarded in the afterlife… the worst part is we are pawns in this sick game of oil!
It’s expected the regional Governor not to report anything as he could lose his job or worst you don’t get these type of jobs by acting soft so if you report to central to much the public and your colleagues equal ranks question your leadership so eventually this system produces what I call a Man man he acts like he can do the job tries to cover what he can’t manage and overreacts to reasonable request to make something better as he views it as a threat it’s how disasters cost more lives and money to fix it’s just how the world works at times.
What is going on with Russia? Graveyards of knackered war ships ect.
Chernobyl and now this. Can’t they do maintenance?
Such a shame
Come on! Shame was in the Gulf of Mexico. This is nothing….
Vodka hangover
For you?
Curse of trump 2020
Let’s face it…they’ve never really known what they’re doing when it comes to technology and industry.
Hey, idiot, Russia first sent man to the Space. What did your 3rd world poor country do to be famous? Producing clowns like you? Lol. Where are you from, moron?
Definitely from a place that hasn’t invented clean water just yet
Main reason for environmental problem in this region is the communist pigs and dogs.
Where did you see communists in Russia, idiot? I bet your poor country has more communists than Russia these days.
God will help Russia.
I can’t imagine being the governor who had to make that call to Putin and tell him the news.
Worse for him..President Putins advisers found out about the incident via social media 2 days later😱
Interestingly enough I read the book of revelation today and it mentioned rivers turning to blood
Say it Quran
I like how Putin calls them out.
🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
I thought diesel was measured by volume not mass?
Russia is one of the irresposible country in the world..
I don’t buy it that Putin didn’t know about it straight away, he only decided on this televised theatre/cabaret when they knew it was becoming too serious and it was pointless to hide it any longer…
Free Siberia from Russia
Again…… Russia creates another man made disaster.
@Abdul Samad.
As if your great USA always makes the man made heaven on the earth !!!
Your master US leads the list, moron
Both of you are just stupid ….gain knowledge don’t just poke your long stupid nose into everything.. anything against russia doesn’t mean I’m from great USA dumb fruits…I own a bookstore in a small town in india. It’s because of foolish people like you the world never will get better. Think of it for the environment the damage it does… don’t bring your stupid politics in this.
@Yuri Kovalenko why don’t you settle in Chernobyl?
Somebody is getting fired
seriously ,WTF 2020
And the river of nile turns red as blood.
May Allah have mercy on us 😢
I agree. But I think his name is EL or Yah
@Lily Rose what
🙂🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺👞👞🐖🐖🐷🐷 بوتين جحش يقتل الاطفال في سوريا نود ان تدمر روسيا
Good news but small
Well
thank you russia 😌
This is very sad.
What a tragedy.
2020 needs to chill
Stubborn negligent careless complacent Godless with bad fillings for others like trump of usa
Russia, US, China, European countries destroying humanity
You forgot to mention your poor country. Probably your country doing more mess than all countries together, idiot.,
@Yuri Kovalenko idiot I think u r from the first country I mentioned. My country is poor and not destroying environment, water bodies or ozone layer. Ur country killing innocents in various countries.but the result will be like the result some 3 decades ago. Moron
Trump acts against humanity and against creations of God for profit and benefit of wellset rich friends and himself.
Vodka drinkers
chernobyl 2.0
They say, that the President knew about in 2 days after that disaster. It’s a lie!!! 5 days passed and he did NOTHING!!!! ONLY after ordinary people started talking about it, posting photos and videos in all networks did the authority come to see the place of that disaster!!! .
You are shown that Putin is angry and will soon settle everything down and restore order? It’s lie and we in Russia know it pretty well!!!
Power is under absolute control of oligarchs who rob our natural recourses and sell them abroad increasing their bank accounts!!
After 1991, our country turned out into a prison full of injustice and atrocities!!!
Can you show me the info, please? Couse, I really tired of all propaganda…
Watch out! The comment section will be full of russians saying that “this news is just western propaganda, the fuel was a paid actor”
Russia and China need to address environmental issues. Same goes to US also. European Union has made great progress in that direction but these sort of things should not happen.
Russia is characterised by incompetence of leadership and little to no regard towards environmental protection. Unfortunately that is.
Accidentally or purposefully?
Petroleum is human enemy. Nickel too.
Norilsk is a very isolated place and I think a closed city?
Let’s all self-exterminate and start all over. Humans are the ultimate virus.
Just look at the tanks in the background @ 1:44
Is an investigation really needed to why they failed? Isn’t it obvious to everyone with eyes?
20 megatons..
Just set it all on fire
This disaster is almost as bad as the combined pollution effects of the Koch Bros. industries in the U.S.
Trust Russia to have man made disasters, and disclose them as late as possible
Another thing the world needs right now ( being sarcastic)
Do a story about the taylor oil spill in the USA which has been going on since 2004
Bravo
100% sure Trump is behind this
LOL
I was born in Noril’sk, so sad to hear these news about my town
yep thats russia agian
Siberia has also been experiencing a heat wave and shattering old records. The permafrost is melting real quick. With all of the methane in there, its a ticking time bomb.
What a disaster…
Russia, China, US, India and Europe are the main polluters of the world. They are destroying the earth for everyone so that they can get rich and sway their power and control on the rest of the world. The axis of uncivilization.
Owwww 2020.
It is good to hear the RUSSIAN president screw the state government for being incompetent..👈
(BUT FOR XI JINPING ITS JUST AN ACT)😁😁😁😁
Wow we got to pay for it
You can’t eat money Destruction of our planet for profit is deplorable
WHERE THE FCK IS RT AND ITS 2 CENT TROLLS NOW?!!!!!
HERE WE GO ANOTHER CHERNOBYL AGAIN…
Чёрный ворон, чёрный ворон,
Что ж ты вьёшься надо мной,
Ты добычи не дождёшься,
Чёрный ворон, я не твой.
Второй Чернобыль
Stop saying we’re killing the planet. The planet will be fine. It’s the humans that won’t be. Go planet, get rid of these parasitic humans.
Save the ocean Life ..Plz Time is dere
Just another case of killing the nature.
Aljazeera focus on protest in U. S’ you are bias
Curruption index is 120 out of 198, Norilsk tops in SO2 emmision last year, it’s a depressing region in the world, this is altogether happening since two decades. Already in 2016 a oil leaked primarily Diesel incident has happened.
What was Russian government doing in these periods. Locals fisherman, marine creatures, public specially lower and middle class are going to suffer. This is heinious crime done by authority of that industry.
Bhagwan help Russians 🙏🏽🚩
Humans are destroying life
Уже от президента Путина прилетело местной власти по голове, за попытку скрыть факты. Нефть уберем и последствия ликвидируем, опыт и возможности есть.
какую нефть? это солярка, она по дну растекается.
@Юзер Юзер Да хоть две солярки, основа одна – нефть. В любом случае опыт уборки таких загрязнений есть.
@Пеший Трумен нефть сверху собирают. это и есть опыт?
@Юзер Юзер Ваша информация безнадежно устарела, можно сказать из прошлого века. Сейчас многое по другому делается, включая чистку дна или грунта. Пока что единственная проблема с очисткой грунтовых вод, но и в этом направлении кое что уже имеется. И не забывайте, Россия страна добывающая нефть в не малых объемах, соответственно есть опыт и различные решения в этом сегменте.
Putin will find the one responsible and punish him, i just wonder.. whats happening next month ?? this month of 2020 we got 2 things this early on that is the george floyd national desctruction and this.. i hope next month we get a recovery
could this be deliberate sabotage by foeign elements?
This is inside job to make oil price rise i gues(?)
Where is Greta Tunberg with her indignation?
2020 is worst
Drones
Sometimes Safety is a priority then Profit.., Once damaged is done only for a minute but the recovery takes years. A lesson learned.
😭😭😭😭
Almost 10 year need to wipe oil from River
India is dangerous for world
India is dangerous for Russia
It’s fuckn 2020 boi
Norilsk was already the armpit of the world
There is simple solution… dig small pots on land with plastic and make a small slits at level of oil floating on water
UnHuman activity by human. shame on you human being.
Good Job Putin.
*Komm Süsser Tod plays*
Such wastage
This is sad
2020 Wtf
2020 Beginning of the end of the world
Кто зашёл почитать коментарий на русском лайк
Stop the show and clean it up !
Very sad to know such a tragedy for birds, animals and human beings, God only can help.
Minimum of four feet down to get past the frost line. Swamp is even worse pillars need to punch down to undisturbed soil to fortify the concrete pads and with additional weight even more so. More tons more pillars needed. From Canada 🇨🇦
2020-Chill its only june now,
Still remaining 7months😓
Ohmy god a big loss of russia 🇷🇺🙀🙀🙀
2020 humanity getting powned
Its putins fault
JUNE, NO, WE HAVE HAVE HAD ENOUGH!
Looks like thanos is coming