In Russia, another oil refinery suspended operations today, this time not because of drones, but because of a dam break.
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We are talking about the Orsknefteorgsintez oil refinery in the Russian city of Orsk, which was flooded due to a dam break during the spring flood of the Ural River.
Due to the abnormal flood, in order to avoid environmental risks and in order to comply with safety regulations, primarily related to occupational safety, the work of the Orsk Oil Refinery has been temporarily suspended, a company representative said.
Orsknefteorgsintez is one of the leading refineries in Russia, the largest asset of ForteInvest, whose annual capacity is 6 million tons of petroleum products. This is one of the main Russian refineries and the only oil refining enterprise in the Orenburg region. The plant is focused on the production of jet fuel.
In Orsk, the evacuation of local residents who found themselves in a flood zone due to a breach of one of the dams continues. On the evening of April 6, the second dam broke, the authorities announced an evacuation in the village of Nikel, as well as in the New Town area.
The situation began to deteriorate in Orenburg, where local authorities closed several streets and alleys and called on residents of dangerous zones to leave their homes voluntarily. By the morning of April 7, the water level in the Ural River near the city increased by almost 30 cm.
More than 1,300 Orenburg households and 403 residential buildings were flooded. Authorities evacuated about 900 people.
On the evening of April 6 in Orsk, the second dam broke in the area of Borisoglebskaya Street. The authorities announced the evacuation of residents of the village of Nikel. In Orsk, the central Gagarin Square was flooded.
On the morning of April 7, authorities reported that “under the worst-case scenario” for the development of the situation, 6,644 residential buildings would be in the area of flooding.
In total, more than 1.1 thousand people were evacuated in the city.
The regional government called the influx of flood waters “stable,” but on the evening of April 6, authorities announced a partial restriction of vehicle traffic and the construction of an artificial embankment on Uralskaya Street. In addition, on several streets in the Ovchinsky town microdistrict, the power supply to houses was cut off.
By the morning of April 7, the city administration reported that during the day the Ural River near Orenburg had added another 28 cm. The local publication Ural56 notes that the water level reached 856 centimeters; 930 centimeters is considered dangerous.
Source: Racurs
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