Black Sea oil spill hits Russian beach holiday plans
Sunday, 20 April 2025 () Moscow (AFP) April 18, 2025
A massive Black Sea oil spill prompted Moscow's consumer watchdog on Friday to urge Russian holidaymakers to reconsider their summer plans, warning that the popular seaside resort of Anapa's beaches were unsafe. The consumer rights agency Rospotrebnadzor found "non-compliance with sanitary and hygienic standards in sand and seawater samples" in Anapa and the Temryuksky District of the Krasno
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