The Kerch Strait is an important global shipping route, providing passage from the inland Sea of Azov to the Black Sea and has been a key point of conflict between Russia and Ukraine after Moscow annexed the peninsula in 2014.
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Following the sinking of two Russian oil tankers during a storm in the Kerch Strait, volunteers and rescuers are actively taking part in the operation to clean up contaminated soil along the Black Sea coast.
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Russian regional authorities reported on Tuesday that around 35km of coastline had been contaminated by oil after two ships were badly damaged by storms in the Kerch Strait . A state of emergency has been declared in several districts.
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Footage showed oil-streaked shores and birds covered in mazut. Officials say clean-up efforts are underway, though environmental impacts remain uncertain.
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Protesters again swarmed the parliament in the capital Tbilisi, with some trying to break the metal gates to the building and there were also reports of the unrest spreading to the Black Sea city of Batumi.
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