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Arctic Circle oil spill: Russian prosecutors order checks at permafrost sites

The leaked diesel oil drifted some 12km (7.5 miles) from the site of the accident

The leaked diesel oil drifted some 12km (7.5 miles) from the site of the accident

BBC NEWS

Russian prosecutors have ordered checks at "particularly dangerous installations" built on permafrost after a huge oil spill in the Arctic.

An emergency was declared after 20,000 tonnes of diesel leaked into a river when a tank at a power plant near the city of Norilsk collapsed last Friday.

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Emergencies ministry specialists have been flown in from Novosibirsk

Emergencies ministry specialists have been flown in from Novosibirsk