Lena Pillars, a World Heritage Site, hit by the rampant flames, as calls grow for greater efforts to tackle infernos. 'There is no clarity yet, but the toxic algae version is taking a lead. 5 times higher than normal, and petroleum levels 3. Mass death of hydrobionts and fish at the Sea of Okhotsk, west of Kamchatka as battle of the toxic tide versions continues. The new case is some 371km land distance away (further by the sea) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, where first deaths of marine animals were flagged by the local surfers community at the beginning of September. Earlier the governor called for international researchers from leading universities in the USA, Japan and China to join the investigation of the major environmental catastrophe that caused the mass death of marine life off the coast of the Kamchatka peninsula.
Lyubov Morekhodova glides over the pure ice on skates made by her father not long after World War Two. Initial probes showed that levels of phenol, a substance often used as antiseptic or disinfectant, were 2. The Kamchatka governor insisted Wednesday that the area would be recultivated "no matter what. The first mass death of octopuses, sea urchins, crabs and shells was reported five days earlier on 2 October. A dozen deep-sea giant octopuses washed ashore at the island of Paramushir, Northern Kuril Islands, 300km south from the Kamchatka peninsula where people continue to report mass death of marine animals.
The entire seabed was full of dead animals' corpses, " a local tour guide Kristina Rozenberg wrote on her Instagram page. Kozelsky military waste site, picture Leks_85_Kamchatka. More than 400 surfers have trained at the beach, with dozens of them reporting worsening eyesight, fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, skin rashes and head and throat aches. This is the latest in a string of ecological disasters Russia has seen in recent years, coming four months after 20, 000 tons of fuel from a damaged tank poured into a nearby river in the Siberian city of Norilsk.
One of our next tasks would be to organise expeditions to find out what led to the activation of the algae', said Alexey Ozerov, director of Kamchatka-based Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Pictures: Greenpeace Russia, Russian Ministry of Emergencies, Mayi Rudik. Local surfers were the first to spot that something was wrong at Khalaktyr beach after about 20 people in a surf camp experienced severe retina burns and symptoms similar to food poisoning. So far several groups of Russian scientists said that according to their research it was the so-called Red Tide - the rapid activation of toxic algae - that killed marine life. A day earlier another case of mass death of marine wildlife was reported by a resident of Ozerkovsky village by the Sea of Okhotsk on the western coast of the Kamchatka peninsula. Mayi posted videos of the yellowish foam at the Khalaktyrsky beach filmed at the end of September. "All of our underwater beauty is of gray and yellow colors, the fish looks like they've been boiling in hot water... and this is all happening just 200 meters away from the house I live in. Video from west coast of Kamchatka, village of Ozernovsky by the Sea of Okhotsk. It is still unclear what caused the contamination. The findings concur with earlier accounts from locals posted on social media. 'Unlikely it was caused by a storm, we have bad weather every other day and no sea animals are thrown out like this on a mass scale', resident of Severo-Kurilsk Alexander told local channel. 'We are faced with a massive new phenomenon which science is yet to comprehend', governor of Kamchatka Vladimir Solodov commented on the Sea of Okhtosk marine death report. "However, when diving, we found that there is a mass death of benthos [bottom-dwelling organisms] at depths from 10 to 15 meters -- 95% are dead.
Some large fish, shrimps and crabs have survived, but in very small numbers. Soul-stirring images of eruption on the Klyuchevskaya Sopka caught by extreme travellers at altitude of 2, 850 metres (9, 350 ft). 'Without detecting toxins in the animals organs and tissues talks about microalgae is speculation. CNN) A suspected toxic spill along a beach on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has killed 95% of marine life on the surrounding seabed, local scientists have said, following a weeks-long campaign to investigate the mysterious incident. 'The coast is covered with dead octopuses, sea urchins, crabs, mollusk and flounder. The Russian branch of Greenpeace pointed to a nearby toxic waste dump as a possible source of the leak. 'The causes of this phenomenon remain unclear. Karina became the symbol of resilience and hope when - aged only 4 - she survived 12 days in taiga of Yakutia. In a meeting with Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov, local scientists reported that the majority of marine life on the seabed was dead. In early September, the water changed color to a greyish-yellow, with a thick milky foam on the surface, and a strong foul smell filled the air. Mystery how the bronze dancer, his arms raised in an ecstatic trance, reached modern-day Novosibirsk region. This was the second 'octopi tide' filmed by residents of Severo-Kurilsk at the Island of Paramushir.
Kamchatka officials revealed Tuesday that the perimeter at Kozelsky site, which stores over 100 tons of toxic substances, including pesticides, had been breached.