wildfires Far East of Russia

Wildfires ablaze early in year due to lack of snow, posing threat to railway in Russian Far East.

At least three are dangerously close to population centres in Irkutsk region.

230 wildfires rage in Russia’s coldest republic of Yakutia, with state of emergency declared in Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk regions.

Dramatic video shows the bird staying put in clouds of caustic smoke.

Confused plants bloom in Sayano-Shushenskiy reserve in Central Siberia, strawberry ripen in the Far East of Russia.

Russia’s coldest region struggles to tame fires intensified by lengthy heatwave in extreme north.

Huge damage wrought by forest fires is sparked by failure to apply safety laws, complained Yuri Chaika.

Greenpeace claim authorities underestimate the scale of destruction, amid warnings of lack of resources to fight fires. 

Recent reports showed 89 wildfires in Siberia and 25 in the Russian Far East as a new season of damage to forests gets underway.

Damage from wave of floods already labelled 'catastrophic' with worse to come as Russian president Vladimir Putin demands: 'Put people first'.