In Photos: Deep Freeze Descends on Siberia
Residents of northern Siberia and the Russian Far East are enduring a major cold snap this week as thermostats fall far below 0 degrees Celsius.
But despite the bone-chilling weather, life must go on.
Here's a look at everyday scenes amid the coldest days of Siberian winter:
But despite the bone-chilling weather, life must go on.
Here's a look at everyday scenes amid the coldest days of Siberian winter:
Farm market traders sell meat and fish in Yakutsk, the capital of the republic of Sakha.
On Jan. 23, the temperature in Yakutsk dropped to minus 45 degrees Celsius (minus 49 Fahrenheit).
On Jan. 23, the temperature in Yakutsk dropped to minus 45 degrees Celsius (minus 49 Fahrenheit).
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Farm market traders sell meat and fish in Yakutsk.
Vadim Skryabin / TASS
A woman walks along one of the city's streets in Yakutsk.
Vadim Skryabin / TASS
A woman dresses warmly for a walk outside in Yakutsk.
Vadim Skryabin / TASS
Snow covers a children's playground and bicycle dock outside in Yakutsk.
Vadim Skryabin / TASS
Women walk along one of the city's streets in Yakutsk.
Vadim Skryabin / TASS
A car stands outside with a frostproof cover on in Yakutsk.
Vadim Skryabin / TASS
A woman stands on one of the city's streets in Yakutsk.
Vadim Skryabin / TASS
Commercial vessels are seen in steam fog on the Eastern Bosphorus Strait. Steam fog occurs when water evaporates into much colder air; the air temperature in Vladivostok is minus 23 C, while the water temperature is minus 2 C.
Yuri Smityuk / TASS
A man warms up a car. Abnormally cold weather is expected in the Khabarovsk region with temperatures dropping to as low as minus 47 C (minus 52.6 F).
Konstantin Andreyev / TASS
Commercial vessels are seen in steam fog on the Ussuri Bay in Vladivostok.
Yuri Smityuk / TASS
