A desperate hunt for six teenagers missing on a Tyva mountain was hampered in poor weather conditions including the threat of new avalanches. 

Antidote to gloomy news in the world as 1,525 wear swimsuits for annual Siberian snow festival.

With forest fires still burning across Siberia, hot summer temperatures are moving across the continent.

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

Thermometers go above zero in places where the winter should be 20 or 30 degrees colder.

It may seem unusual but sunbathing in snow and wearing nothing more than a swimming costume in -10C can help fitness.

Schoolchildren of all ages are asked to stay home as gusts of wind reach 29 metres per second.

Famous for its lonely loo with a view at 2,600 metres - 8,530ft - this meteorological outpost provides essential data for the world.

As western Europe chills in unusually harsh weather, which it blames on Russia (of course!), here’s how we cope with the deep freeze.

Drifts have reached one metre in height with schools closed, cars abandoned and even a military tank pulling out stranded drivers.