Baywatch star on trip to Russian Far East visits lion saved from flooded zoo in Ussuriysk.

As footage emerges of more unexplained explosions above Siberia, suspicion falls on recycling of gunpowder at old chemical plant.

Rescuers vow to find helicopter that vanished in strong winds on 10 October.

Epicentre of quake measuring up to 6 on Richter Scale was under Lake Baikal - but local pets knew it was coming.

Bears and lion move into their new home in Ussuriysk in Russian Far East.

Private helicopter brought in to located Tyva Avia aircraft that had 13 people on board in remote Siberia.

Wildfires rage around Lake Baikal with 5,000-plus emergency workers deployed.

'Scary' scenes as fumes from burning forests cover Lake Baikal, with people - and bears - fleeing 'Apocalypse'.

Problems may not be over yet, warn meteorologists, as police are on high alert in 14 areas.