Defences were breached in Komsomolsk-on-Amur engulfing several villages, as forced evacuation rise.

Helicopter crash kills three including leader of expedition to find schooner lost in infamous 1914 tragedy.

Police say he hanged himself but his grieving wife does not believe he would take his own life.

Emergencies minister Vladimir Puchkov vows: 'We will defend both the city and the factories'.

Three killer whales and baby 'knew we were trying to save them, and were not aggressive'.

Plane from Thailand to Yekaterinburg after 'power generation malfunction'.

Journey 'in search of my father', as joint Russian-American expedition sets out to bring home crashed wartime Douglas C-47 from tundra.

The vehicle with Orthodox pilgrims on board flipped into a ditch and overturned down an embankment, falling 'the height of a 5 storey building’.

Meanwhile, Emergencies' Minister vows better space monitoring of flooding as plans underway to stop a repeat of 2013 crisis.

Alyona Netunaeva, 10, was in coma for 9 days but frantic efforts by surgeons failed to save her.