Norilsk oil spill

The Norilsk oil spill was an industrial disaster near Norilsk in Russia. It began on 29 May 2020, when a fuel storage tank at Norilsk-Taimyr Energy's Thermal Power Plant No. 3 failed. It flooded local rivers with  of diesel oil. Russian President Vladimir Putin called it a state of emergency in early June.

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Category:2020 disasters
Category:2020 in Russia
Category:Disasters in Europe
Category:May 2020 events