Grandfather Egor Tarasov's 'miraculous' survival story of 42 days alone in the tundra with polar and brown bears, and wolves.

Smiling five-year-old saved by her dog too shy to speak about how she survived in wild infested with bears and wolves.

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

Husband watches as wife is carried away by fast moving mud river after major flooding.

Ten fishermen stayed alive in their life raft by casting off the 'dead bodies' of eight crew mates who froze to death in raging seas.

Contradictory reports on cause of death as Colin Madsen's remains found in snow in mountainous region of Republic of Buryatia.

The wreck of the Amurskaya freighter has been found by divers in around 24 metres of water, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

Rescue effort underway to provide emergency feeding sites for the helpless animals, with the wild boar population also in trouble.