breakingnews
01.12.2008, 06:42
In RT’s latest Russia Close-up episode it’s the turn of the Yakutia region. The republic is situated in the country's Far East and is home to one of the coldest cities on earth. Coping with the weather is a harsh reality of people's everyday lives.
02.12.2008, 07:05
This may look like a winter wonderland, but with temperatures plunging to minus 70 degrees Celsius (-94 Fahrenheit) your eyelashes frost over if you stand and stare at it for too long. RT's Close Up welcomes you in the coldest town on earth.
Published: 09 January, 2008, 14:25
Dozens of people including 15 children are still without heating in freezing conditions in Yakutia in Russia's Far East. The temperature in the affected village of Artyk is as low as minus 55 celsius.
