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Troops set to work decontaminating ‘Siberian Chernobyl’ amid fears of ecological catastrophe

12 Aug 2020

Usol'ye-Sibirskoye, Irkutsk, Russia

Radiation, chemical and biological forces tackle two million tonnes of toxic chemical waste with huge mercury stockpile and oil poisons.

Siberia Times / Mike Brubaker

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