Tuapse residents called the lifting of the state of emergency premature due to the remaining fuel oil on the beaches.

The authorities rushed to lift the state of emergency in Tuapse, introduced after the fire at the oil refinery and the spill of petroleum products, as traces of fuel oil still remain on the coast and in the water, and some city beaches are closed, local residents noted online.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the state of emergency, introduced in Tuapse after the spill of petroleum products in April, was lifted on June 30.

The post about the lifting of the state of emergency in Tuapse was published on June 30 by the Telegram channel "My Tuapse". As of 08:00 Moscow time on July 1, this post received 56 reactions from users and 27 comments.

"Then why is the beach in Tuapse closed?" – asked Andrey Kireev.

"And the fact that all the shores of the Tuapse River, below the oil depot, are covered in fuel oil, doesn't count?" – asked Oleg Korotunov.

"The main thing is not to smoke on the beach," – wrote Svetlana Moskovaya.

"Wow, I had a great swim! And now I can smoke, thought Vasya, sitting on the sand and clicking his lighter," – sarcastically remarked user QuietaNonMovere.

"Today the wild beach has an oil film, I didn't even go in, but someone is splashing around," – noted Helena Elena.

"We were there today from morning until noon. The water was clean, there was no film. But we were at the bend," – replied Kristina.

"I was somewhere in the middle. I guess I wasn't lucky," – wrote Helena Elena in response to her.

Recall that earlier one of the residents of Tuapse filmed traces of fuel oil on the shore and published the video on Telegram. Other local residents noted in the comments that the fuel oil was mainly cleaned from commercial recreation areas, while hard-to-reach beaches still remain polluted.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that activists were previously concerned that the quality of the sand used to cover the beaches of Anapa is drastically different from the sand of the dunes. They noted that this could destroy the reputation of the city as a resort. Officials reported the import of more than 136 thousand cubic meters of sand to the beaches of Anapa. New sand hardens after rain and turns into a suspension in the water, users noted on Telegram.

On December 5, 2024, two tankers with fuel oil sank in the Kerch Strait. As a result, a crew member of one of the tankers died. In addition, there was a spill of petroleum products, which led to catastrophic environmental consequences, according to the report of "Caucasian Knot" "Oil spill in the Kerch Strait".

Materials on the consequences of the oil spill have been collected by "Caucasian Knot" on the page "Ecological disaster in Kuban".