Freak climate conditions sees an abnormally warm November.
Temperatures of up to 35C force exodus to river and lake beaches.
A girl dies after a bus stop crashes on her in extreme gales.
Driver records footage of strange funnel on dash cam.
Tyva republic registers Saudi-like heat but is also hit by wildfires.
At least three are dangerously close to population centres in Irkutsk region.
Divers brave minus 45C to place a 'New Year Tree' beneath the ice on bed of the mighty Lena River.
Destruction of trees by flames could see Batagai Depression ‘rapidly enlarge’ while remote local settlements also threatened.
Locals get time off week for rare visit to the beach.
Some regions parched, others underwater in latest meteorological surprises.