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As Russian oil spill fouls beaches, locals fume over official response
Over the past month, the popular Black Sea resort beaches of Russia’s Krasnodar region have been transformed into a scene out of a dystopian sci-fi film, with thousands of workers in white hazmat ...
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A Storm, a Spill and a Disaster for the Black Sea’s Beaches
By Nataliya Vasilyeva Reporting from Istanbul When a 28-year-old volunteer named Nikolai stepped onto a sandy beach on Russia’s Black Sea coast in a hazmat suit just before New Year’s Eve ...