* RUSSIA * PERM * OIL *
#Oil spill in Russia's Urals covers 1,200 sq km#
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, April 16 (RIA Novosti) - An oil pipeline
rupture in the Perm Territory in Russia's Urals has caused an
oil spill of 1,200 square km, a local emergencies spokesman
said on Thursday.
He said it was the second oil spill this week and the
fourth since the start of the year. A clear up operation is
currently underway.
The cause of the spill has yet to be established.