The Russian president tells the Security Council this is a key priority for 'clear and principled decisions'.
The Russian president tells the Security Council this is a key priority for 'clear and principled decisions'.
Epicentre in Republic of Khakassia, but tremors were felt over a wide area including Krasnoyarsk city.
Fresh water supply crisis looms in parts of Siberia as critics accuse hydroelectric firm of 'excessive drainage' from lake.
Forest infernos will be extinguished by the weekend, pledges government, as wildfires become political issue in Moscow.
Passengers on way to London after an unscheduled stopover in Paris of Siberia.
People evacuated after thunderstorms-with-no-rain ignite foliage and forests.
With forest fires still burning across Siberia, hot summer temperatures are moving across the continent.
Warnings of worse rain for the rest of the week came on Wednesday as evacuation of 30 settlements was planned by the authorities.