16 evacuated residents of Tuapse remain in hotels

Ten adults and six children, whose homes were damaged by drone attacks, are currently staying in hotels in Tuapse. A government report on the progress of coastal cleanup of oil products has once again raised questions about where the collected soil is being taken.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on May 2, 57 people evacuated from the area near the oil refinery remained in Tuapse hotels.

Sixteen people, including six children, whose homes were seriously damaged by drone attacks, remain in city hotels today, according to Sergei Boyko, head of the Tuapse District, on his Telegram channel.

There are no comments under the official's post, and the ability to leave comments is disabled.

As of May 12, more than 27,717 cubic meters of contaminated soil and water-oil mixture have been collected and removed from the Tuapse shoreline, an official reported.

"546 people, including specialists from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, and 103 pieces of equipment are participating in the cleanup," he wrote. "Caucasian Knot" is unable to verify the government's information regarding the number of participants in the oil spill cleanup.

Officials' information about 27,700 cubic meters of removed soil was duplicated today in the Telegram channel "My Tuapse" (59,500 subscribers). This post, posted at 2:04 p.m. Moscow time, had four comments by 2:53 p.m. Moscow time.

So where are they taking it, anyway?

"So where are they taking it, anyway?" asked one of the commenters, Lyudmila. "To the oil depot," Mango suggested in response.

"They're raking in more than they're removing!" "I. expressed skepticism, without providing any evidence.

As a reminder, by May 8, 20,810 cubic meters of contaminated soil and water-fuel oil mixture had been collected in Tuapse. Officials did not name the location where the contaminated soil is being transported, which prompted questions from commenters about its unloading location.

Meanwhile, Telegram users in the comments to the government reports have previously asked questions about where the collected soil is being transported.

Previously, after the fuel oil spill in the Kerch Strait in December 2024, contaminated soil collected on the coast in Anapa was transported to the village of Voskresensky. This sparked protests from local residents, who claimed that sand contaminated with fuel oil was being stored near homes, a school, and a kindergarten. On December 24, 2024, residents blocked the road in protest, claiming that contaminated sand was being dumped directly on the ground. Following this, authorities set up a fuel oil storage site in Voskresenskoye. [/a] .

It should be noted that a regional emergency regime is in effect throughout the entire Tuapse District. [/a] For information on emergency assessment criteria, response levels, structures, and resources for dealing with the consequences, please see the Caucasian Knot's "Emergency Situation Regime" document "Emergency Situation Regime (ESR)".

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