Orange
Snow Orange,
Smelly Snow
Falling in Russia......
A group of
chemical experts have flown in to that part of Russia to
find out why smelly, coloured snow has been falling over several towns
in the Siberian region.
Chemical tests were under way to determine the cause, they said.
Residents have been advised not to use the snow for household tasks or let animals graze on it.
Oily yellow and
Orange snowflakes fell over an area of more than
1,500sq km (570sq miles) in the Omsk region on Wednesday, Russian
officials said.
“So far we cannot explain the snow, which is
oily to the touch and has a pronounced rotten smell,” said Omsk
environmental prosecutor Anton German.........
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