environmentally sensitive waters caused by a fierce Black Sea storm..

Local volunters clean 13 November 2007 a section of the Black Sea shore in Tuzla Spit, some some 210 kms from Krasnodar, removing oil, after a heavy storm 11 November 2007. Hundreds of Russian soldiers were deployed 13 November to clean up a 2,000-ton oil spill in environmentally sensitive waters caused by a fierce Black Sea storm that wrecked five ships. Officials warned of "an environmental catastrophe" as high winds and heavy rain continued to lash Russia's southern coastline, with local radio reports saying gales could reach 144 kms (90 miles) per hour