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In images released by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, firefighters are seen putting out a fire at a fuel storage facility in the southern city of Belgorod, after "an air strike carried out by two Ukrainian army helicopters", according to the local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. Belgorod lies some 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Russia's border with Ukraine and some 80 kilometres from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, which has been pummelled by Russian forces since Moscow launched its war on February 24. IMAGES
Clouds of thick black smoke billow as firefighter work on dousing a huge flame raging in a petrol tank at the Zahrani facilities near the southern coastal city of Sidon. The Zahrani facilities also include the power plant of the same name, and provide 15 percent of the country's fuel oil. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI9PG99U_EN
North Dakota (USA), Jul 2 (EFE / EPA) .- The fields of North Dakota are home to several energy facilities, such as the oil drilling platforms, located in the Bakken Formation, which runs from North Dakota to Montana and Canada. (CAMERA: Tannen Maury)
At least 10 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a huge blaze at an illegal oil well in Indonesia, authorities say. Firefighters are at the scene, with state-owned oil company Pertamina assisting their efforts. IMAGES
Former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joined a rally outside the White House on Tuesday, where he condemned the Dakota Access Pipeline and expressed his solidarity with the Native American people. The solidarity rally with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which has filed a lawsuit against the pipeline, was organised by 350.org, Sierra Club and other environmental groups. Since it was approved in late July, the 1,172 mile pipeline has sparked outrage among Native American communities and locals. The project, which would cost around $3.8 billion dollars, is expected to carry crude oil from the North Dakota region through South Dakota and Iowa to an existing pipeline in Patoka, Illinois, if completed. Standing Rock Sioux worry that the pipeline, which is slated to travel just north of the tribe's lands and through several nearby rivers which provide water to the tribe, could contaminate their water supply. Thousands of Native Americans representing tribes from all over the country have travelled to North Dakota to camp in the solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux.
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