state of emergency
230 wildfires rage in Russia’s coldest republic of Yakutia, with state of emergency declared in Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk regions.
Hundreds - including dozens of children - evacuated safely as fires destroy and threaten homes.
People evacuated after thunderstorms-with-no-rain ignite foliage and forests.
Fear that thawing permafrost caused damage to storage tank.
Destruction of natural habitat by forest fires 'explains bears causing terror in residential areas'.
Epicentre in Republic of Khakassia, but tremors were felt over a wide area including Krasnoyarsk city.
State of emergency declared in city of Nizhnevartovsk, which suffers worst flooding in its history.
A man became infected from a cow, and only called for medical help a week after contracting the deadly disease - by then it was too late.
Thousands of hectares of land ablaze with no signs of a let-up.
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