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Poisonous landfill
In the Volokolamsk near Moscow, due to the release of gas at the Yadrovo TBO training ground, dozens of children went to the hospital
Doctors hospitalize children photo: YouTube.com
On the morning of March 21, doctors called the Volokolamsk school of the Moscow Region - the children felt malaise. As it turned out later-due to the emissions of the landfill gas at the Yadrovo training ground.
“Teachers drew attention to the fact that the children began to feel bad, and called the doctors. Doctors decided to hospitalize 23 students with signs of poisoning, ”TASS reported with reference to a source in emergency services.
Later, the Ministry of Health of the Moscow Region said that more than 50 children from different educational institutions turned to the Central Hospital of Volokolamsk.
The press service of the local administration said that on the night of March 21, a landfill gas was released at the Yadrovo training ground.
Polygon "Yadrovo" under Volokolamsk photo: 360tv.ru
Ekaterina Volkova, Deputy Head of the Department of Education of the Volokolamsk District, said that a strong emission occurred in the city, presumably, hydrogen sulfide. There were no emergency in schools, the official emphasized.
The inhabitants of Volokolamsk have long been protesting against the local landfill. On March 3, a rally was held in the city, in which about 4 thousand people or about 10% of residents took part. On March 7, to eliminate the consequences of the emission of landfill gas, the emergency mode was introduced at the training ground. The reason for the gas release could be insufficient supplying the landfill and the work of heavy equipment that violated the protective layer. On March 8, local residents blocked the road to the Yadrovo training ground.
On March 8, residents went to the highway and blocked the path to garbage trucks next to the landfill photo: Twitter / Activatica
People began to spontaneously gather .
After the hospitalization of children, people began to spontaneously gather at the hospital building. As a result, about 2 thousand people came. Soon, the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation reported that the prosecutor of the Moscow Region Alexei Zakharov was instructed to conduct an audit on the facts of people's poisoning in Volokolamsk.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Moscow Region Alexander Chuprakov said that the emission places were promptly identified and “tempted”. According to him, the gas release occurred at night "as a result of a sharp drop in pressure."
Ksenia Sobchak on her Twitter reported that she spoke with the governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobyov, who allegedly promised to personally come to the city with the inspection. The former presidential candidate herself came to the Volokolamsk hospital and spoke to the assembled residents, promising to provide all kinds of assistance.
Children were also responded to the hospitalization of children in the Kremlin. The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin is constantly informed about those measures that are accepted, and that the problems of the landfill are “complex” and cannot be resolved overnight.