river turned red

Shocking pictures reveal colour of Daldykan River with locals claiming the waste from a nickel plant is to blame.

Locals warned not to use water for baths as authorities urgently check for radioactive or toxic substances.

The Molchanka’s waters have been this strange hue for a week, and now feared pollution threatens drinking supplies in city of Tyumen.

Image of 'polluted red river' caused shock but Nornickel stresses it is committed to cleaning up environment, and there will be no repeat.

In fact, the 'rain’ turning all cars red in a Norilsk parking lot is a sign that pollution IS finally being tackled.

Shocking puce water as nearby nickel processing plant says cause is decades of contamination in Soviet times which company is working to overcome.

Toxic fuel from 21,000 ton leak reaches pristine lake, bypassing floating booms, as rivers of diesel pollution cover-up is exposed.

New find at Zeleny Yar necropolis, which shows links to Persia, to be examined within weeks. 

Geysers, active volcanoes, thermal lakes, mountains, Pleistocene glaciers, cascading rivers... and a lot of bears!