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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 ...
A storm, a spill and a disaster for the Black Sea’s beaches
Two weeks into the new year, and four weeks after the oil spill, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged the extent of the disaster and dispatched senior officials to deal with Russia’s largest ...