Oilpest in Kersch: 32 dolphins dead - disaster hits waves!

Oilpest in Kersch: 32 dolphins dead - disaster hits waves!

In the Black Sea there was a dramatic environmental disaster: after the accident of two Russian oil tankers in the Kertsch sea, at least 32 dolphins were flushed onto the coasts. The Russian environmental organization Delfa confirmed that deaths are most likely related to the expiry of heavy oil. Since the catastrophe, a total of 61 dead whales and dolphins have been registered, such as Euronews.com . The ecologists note that the number of dead dolphins is "atypical" for this season.

The accident occurred in mid -December when two tankers loaded with heating oil at Rauer See Center in front of the Russian peninsula. Tons of heating oil ran into the sea and the emergency was proclaimed in the region. Thousands of volunteers work to clean the beaches, while new oil spots are still being discovered on several beaches. This situation has already led to a scandal: Ecologists estimate that up to 90 percent of the birds saved due to improper treatment died, whereas the authorities vehemently obtained objection and rejected the allegations as "fake", as it oe24.at reported.

Effects of the oil plague

The coastal region is severely affected; The governor of Krasnodar announced that more than 96,000 tons of contaminated earth have been removed since the accident. The Russian authorities still employ almost 7,000 people with the elimination of the oil spill. Russian President Vladimir Putin already described the oil spill as a "ecological catastrophe". The Kertsch street, which is an important connection between the Black and the Asow Sea, was already a dispute in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the Ukrainian President Selenskyj, spoke of a "large -scale environmental disaster" and called for additional sanctions against Russian tankers.