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Emergency at Syarokhna; Zablocki Administration cites blizzard as cause.

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January 14th, 5659
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Earlier this morning, it was reported that the Snowstorm currently affecting the city of Syarokhna caused an incident at the Syarokhna Nuclear Power Plant. The Zablocki Administration was quick to respond to the incident, quickly coming with the narrative that there were no issues with the nuclear power plant and simply an emergency failure of power. Zablocki herself has reassured the public that emergency power has kept the nuclear power plant in good operating condition. She has urged citizens of Syarokhna to remain indoors and conserve energy as emergency services look to assist the workforce of the nuclear power plant in getting power back on, and returning home because of the distress caused by the snowstorm. Minister of Energy, Adelyayda Praškovič claimed that all nuclear power plants in Vrosnok are made to withstand high tolerance and that weather events like this are no cause for concern. 

By 12:00, reports came in from Syarokhna General Hospital of individuals passing out, and vomiting. A doctor from SGH, Dr. Marya Paškievič was able to give the press some insight, stating that at least 14 patients had shown signs of acute radiation sickness.
"We didn't even know how to handle ARS. We thought it was carbon monoxide or a burst with the sewage line. Nothing like this", was the comment she gave to us.

It was not deemed to be a major issue until by 12:18, one individual, a survivalist reported extreme concern over their geiger counter spiking from snowfall. This quickly became a trend as others such as school teachers, reported the same, Syarokhna City Council was overwhelmed. At 12:21, local school teacher, Hienadz Konan uploaded a video showing his personal Geiger Counter spiking up to 0.7 microsieverts per hour, with comments flooding in, and pointing out that this was roughly six times higher than normal background radiation. The comments would continue speculating the suspicious causes as the caption of the video was simply, "Why is the snow making my Geiger Counter go insane?". 

 By 12:44, the Zablocki Administration would respond to the concerns, where in a nation wide address in Volosgrad, Zablocki confirmed the following with a statement.

We believe that the recent incident in Syarokhna may no longer have been relegated to just weather events. We have reason to believe that there has been partial containment failure at Syarokhna Nuclear Power Plant. Emergency Responders are addressing and handling the issue as we speak. Citizens in affected zones, especially those closer to the power plant are urged to shelter in place. Exposure to radiation may occur in specific localized areas. Emergency Responders will instruct you when you are free to leave and end the shelter in place.

Almost instantaneously, concerns skyrocketed over the possibility of a nuclear meltdown. Combined with the possibility of the snowstorm carrying radiation into major portions of Syarokhna, the public and the opposition have slammed the Zablocki Administration for not beginning evacuations. One spokesperson of the administration claimed that the incident was being contained and that there was no need to evacuate the city at the moment due to confidence in Emergency Responders and their ability to contain and resolve the issue. When further pressed, the spokesperson refused to further comment.