An Arctic village in Russia is encircled by "out of control" tundra infernos with the population of 450 lacking proper firefighting equipment.
Locals in besieged Svatay are pleading for assistance in a major flare-up of wildfires in the country's far north both above and immediately below the polar circle.
Apocalyptic pictures show the flames and no-visibility smoke in remote districts of diamond-mining territory Yakutia after a summer of unprecedented heat.
Also called the Sakha Republic, it is the coldest inhabited region in the world, but weeks of hot, dry weather have caused havoc. “Currently the situation in Svatay is out of control,” reported Srednekolymsk24 newspaper. “Reports from Svatay are like news from the frontline, with the
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