Up to 90 tons of gasoline have leaked into Siberia’s Lena River, one of the area's major waterways, after two tankers collided, Irkutsk regional Governor Igor Kobzev said late on June 12. The Investigative Committee has launched a preliminary investigation into the collision. According to Kobzev, a crew member steering one of the tankers was under the influence of alcohol when the vessels collided. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.
Tanker Collision Causes Gasoline Leak On Major Siberian River
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