230 wildfires rage in Russia’s coldest republic of Yakutia, with state of emergency declared in Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk regions.
Worrying videos and pictures show how the pristine polar region of northern Yakutia is ablaze.
Russia’s coldest region struggles to tame fires intensified by lengthy heatwave in extreme north.
Say that again? The Arctic on fire?
Greenpeace claim authorities underestimate the scale of destruction, amid warnings of lack of resources to fight fires.
Blazes raging just 50km from the Arctic Ocean in Yakutia.
Destruction of trees by flames could see Batagai Depression ‘rapidly enlarge’ while remote local settlements also threatened.
People evacuated after thunderstorms-with-no-rain ignite foliage and forests.
Locals in north of Yakutia said daylight was completely gone for several hours.
After a month of warm, dry weather and wildfires, the huge crater nicknamed ‘Mouth of Hell’ is now under direct threat.