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Over 167,000 tons of oil-contaminated sand and soil have been collected following a massive spill in the Kerch Strait, with cleanup efforts continuing weeks after the December 2024 disaster.
The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry reported that over 167,000 tons of oil-contaminated sand and soil had been collected, with 127,000 tons already removed. Cleanup operations remain ongoing weeks after the spill, which occurred on December 16, 2024.
Aerial footage has revealed the extent of the damage along the coastline, while underwater visuals released by the Ministry showed the sunken vessel Volgoneft-212, one of two Russian tankers involved in the disaster.
The environmental catastrophe unfolded during a severe storm in the Kerch Strait, where two Russian-owned tankers—Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239—were damaged, leading to an estimated 4,000 tons of oil leaking into the sea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the crisis on January 9, 2025, calling it “one of the biggest environmental hazards in recent years.” The spill has heavily impacted coastal cities, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency in affected regions.
Cleanup efforts have mobilized officials and volunteers alike, with substantial progress made in removing contaminated materials. Despite these efforts, the ecological impact on marine life and local ecosystems is expected to be long-lasting.
Authorities continue to monitor the situation closely as operations move forward to restore the affected areas and assess the full extent of the damage.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Greece will allow private higher education for the first time, with four foreign university branches set to begin teaching from September in Athens and Thessaloniki.
Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2020 incident in which one of its planes dumped fuel over schools and neighborhoods near Los Angeles.
Volkswagen’s Brazil unit has been ordered to pay 165 million reais ($30.44 million) in damages for subjecting workers to slavery-like conditions on a farm during the 1970s and 1980s, labour prosecutors said on Friday.
Eight people, including Irish missionary Gena Heraty and a three-year-old child, have been released after nearly a month in captivity following a kidnapping at the Saint-Helene Orphanage in Kenscoff, near Haiti’s capital.
Britain, France, and Germany have confirmed that their proposal to extend the Iran nuclear deal and delay the reimposition of UN sanctions for 30 days “remains on the table,” UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward said on Friday at the United Nations.
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