It has taken several days for this to make it into western MSM.

Vladimir Putin has announced a state of emergency in the region around the Arctic city of Norilsk after a massive fuel leak left two rivers with a bloody red tinge.

At least 21,000 tonnes of diesel is understood to have leaked from a local power plant on Friday. Initial reports suggested a car had crashed into one of the plant’s storage towers, but it transpired the tower first decompressed and then ruptured, resulting in a fire and further spillage. Remarkably, news of the accident took several days to reach the authorities.

Over two increasingly desperate days, officials in the power plant tried to deal with the problem themselves. By the time things were eventually referred higher up the chain, and Mr Putin was informed, over 100,000 sq metres of land had been affected.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/putin-russia-fuel-leak-arctic-river-state-of-emergency-a9547586.html?fbclid=IwAR251YEiO2w-y5YauUZLejjkl23_leIbHY_Fwd7Xx-adePj5ZYW6aM6VQfQ#gsc.tab=0

Here is an article from the Siberian Times

State of emergency in Norilsk after 20,000 tons of diesel leaks into Arctic river system

Fear that thawing permafrost caused damage to storage tank.

By Svetlana Skarbo

Siberian Times,

02 June 2020

The exact reason of the leak is yet to be established, but a statement from Norilsk Nickel company, which operates the site suggests it could have been caused - worryingly - by collapsing permafrost. Picture of a 'river of fuel' from social media 

A state of emergency was introduced in Norilsk, Russia’s nickel capital, after 

almost 20,000 tons of diesel burst out of a reserve fuel tank at the TPP-3 

industrial site. 

The fuel was stored there to ensure continuous supply to the power plant in case 

of an interruption in gas supplies.

The leak was on 29 May in the Kayerkan district of Norilsk, and the pictures show its dramatic impact. 

The exact reason of the leak is yet to be established, but a statement from Norilsk Nickel company, which operates the site suggests it could have been caused - worryingly - by collapsing permafrost. 

‘Due to sudden subsidence of supports which served for more than 30 years 

without problems, the diesel fuel storage tank was damaged, resulting in a fuel 

leak’, said a statement from Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest producer of 

palladium and Russia’s leading nickel mining and smelting company.

A car driving outside the storage depot caught fire due to contact with leaked fuel, prompting initial reports about the vehicle had crashed into it, causing a fire and 

leak. 

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60km long Ambarnaya River flows into Lake Pyasino; the Pyasina River outflows this lake into the Kara Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean. Pictures: social media, The Siberian Times

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Marine rescuers from Murmansk were flown into Norilsk to help mitigate consequences of the ecological catastrophe.

Diesel leaked into the 60km long Ambarnaya River which flows into Lake 

Pyasino.

The Pyasina River outflows this lake into the Kara Sea, part of the Arctic Ocean.

State of emergency in Norilsk after 20,000 tons of diesel leaks into Arctic river 

system. Video from a local residents shows the extent of pollution as he dips a 

piece of newspaper into a mixture of river water and fuel, and sets it on fire. 

Pictures: Norilsk Nickel, Svetlana Radionova

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Meanwhile, In Australia...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-04/tahmoor-mine-polluting-nepean-and-bargo-rivers/12315440?fbclid=IwAR1ElJcv2QA7JFJseOkKy043013sLGxor3h2p9Gqd2HAgIeXnDi5mmGVjYg

And elsewhere in Siberia.

https://siberiantimes.com/other/others/features/hurricane-force-winds-destroy-homes-welcome-to-new-normal-for-siberia-say-scientists/