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Putin declares a state of emergency after 20,000 tons of diesel oil leak into Arctic river due to climate change The spill appears to have been caused by melting permafrost By Roland Oliphant, senior foreign correspondent 4 June 2020 • 8:38pm Emergency workers have been sent to the site of …

The spill happened when a fuel tank at a power plant near the Siberian city of Norilsk collapsed last Friday. President Putin expressed anger after discovering officials only learnt about the incident two days later. The plant is owned by a subsidiary of Norilsk Nickel, which is the world’s leading …