State of emergency: 20,000 tonnes of diesel spill into Arctic river - video

Twenty thousand tonnes of diesel fuel spilled into a river inside the Arctic Circle forcing Vladimir Putin to order a state of emergency.The spill occurred when a fuel reservoir at a power plant near the city of Norilsk collapsed on Friday. The plant is operated by a division of Nornickel, whose factories in the area have made the city one of the most heavily polluted places on EarthPutin orders state of emergency after huge fuel spill inside Arctic Circle Continue reading...