Not because of Ukrainian drones: why the Orsk Oil Refinery stopped working in Russia

In Orsk, the oil refinery in Orsk was suspended/Photos from social networks, collage 24 Channel

In Orsk, a local oil refinery has suspended its operations. Company representatives named the main reason.

After a dam break in Orsk, the local oil refinery suspends its operations. This became officially known on Sunday, April 7.

What the company said

The press service of the Orsknefteorgsintez company stated that the operation of the refinery was suspended due to the flood. However, company representatives assured that this was supposedly temporary.

Due to the abnormal flood, in order to avoid environmental risks and to comply with safety regulations, connected, first of all, with labor safety in production, the work of the Orsk oil refinery has been temporarily suspended, the message says.

It is known that the railway tracks in Orsk were flooded, which made the operation of this enterprise is impossible. According to preliminary information from social networks, after the dam break, water has already appeared several kilometers before the territory of the Orsk Oil Refinery.

This is what Orsk looks like now after the dam broke/Photo from social networks

Other news from Orsk

• Let us recall that the mayor of Orsk Vasily Kozupitsa visited this structure a few days before the dam break. He assured local residents that everything was fine, and also denied the possibility of their houses being flooded.
• It recently became known that at least 66 people were injured in Orsk, including 17 children. However, the press service of the governor of the Orenburg region Denis Pasler denied this and stated that there were only 18 affected people who drank water from a centralized water supply and became infected with norovirus.
• Also 4 deaths were reported in Orsk. The mayor's representative said that these people allegedly did not die because of the flood. According to him, one person allegedly committed suicide, another died due to certain “natural causes,” and two more died due to heart attacks.
• From Orsk More than 4,000 people were evacuated, including 885 children. However, residents report a slow pace of evacuation and ask local authorities to speed up.
• Over the past 24 hours, the water level in Orsk has risen by 28 centimeters. At least 6 hospitals were flooded in the city.