00:00On Sunday, an emergency task force arrived in Russia's southern Krasnodar region after
00:05an oil spill in the Kursk Strait from two storm-stricken tankers continued to spread.
00:10The task force, which includes Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenokov, was set up after
00:15Russian President Biden put in call on authorities to ramp up their response to the spill.
00:21Emergencies Ministry said on Saturday that over 155,000 tons of contaminated sand and
00:26soil had been collected.
00:27The Kursk Strait is an important global shipping route providing passage from the Inland Sea
00:32of Azov to the Black Sea.
00:35First of all, we need to clear a path to the ship.
00:41The distance is considerable.
00:42We will do this in the next 24 hours.
00:44We are literally making a decision right now on how to do this, what forces and capabilities
00:49we will use.
00:50If we succeed, we will circle the ship in that time, so to speak, and pile up sand so
00:55that Meset does not spread during storms.
00:58We use expensive immune-boosting drugs because when birds have a weakened immune system,
01:03parasites appear, their resistance to viruses and fungi decreases, and this is very important.
01:12In the United States, authorities registered at least 35,000 buildings lost basic services
01:18following the effects of the wildfires in the state of California.
01:22Local authorities said the wildfires not only left residents without power, but also
01:26claimed the lives of at least 16 people.
01:29Officials added that so far the flames have raised more than 15,000 hectares and destroyed
01:33nearly 12,000 structures, including vehicles.
01:37The state declared a major natural disaster and ordered the evacuation of at-risk areas.
01:45In Brazil, in the state of Sao Paulo, authorities have declared a state of emergency due to
01:49floods caused by heavy rains this past week.
01:52The area most affected is the Colso Peruíbe municipality, where 440 citizens had to be
01:58evacuated to shelters related to free municipal schools.
02:02Meanwhile, civil defense and other entities have been deployed to the area to deliver
02:06basic supplies to the affected families, who do not have much food nor water, and who are
02:10also complaining of sewage water surging through the pipes because of the floods.
Comments