In Photos: Industrial Cleanup Efforts in Russia's Far North
More than 70 volunteers and scientists from across Russia this week completed a major ecological cleanup effort in Russia's Far North.
The bulk of efforts took place in the village of Khatanga, which has a population of about 3,000 and is one of Russia's northernmost inhabited settlements.
The first stage of the Russian Geographical Society's "Arctic: General Cleaning" initiative saw more than 200 tons of industrial waste cleaned up.
The second phase is scheduled for 2024.
Here are photos from life in Khatanga and the cleanup efforts that took place there:
The bulk of efforts took place in the village of Khatanga, which has a population of about 3,000 and is one of Russia's northernmost inhabited settlements.
The first stage of the Russian Geographical Society's "Arctic: General Cleaning" initiative saw more than 200 tons of industrial waste cleaned up.
The second phase is scheduled for 2024.
Here are photos from life in Khatanga and the cleanup efforts that took place there:
A view of the Khatanga River bank in the village of Khatanga on the Taymyr Peninsula in north-central Siberia.
Alexander Ryumin / TASS
A helicopter is seen as volunteers collect scrap metal and industrial waste in the village of Khatanga during the Arctic cleanup expedition.
Sergei Fadeichev / TASS
A child is seen in the village of Khatanga.
Alexander Ryumin / TASS
A view of the village of Khatanga. A man with the Soviet Union's insignia on his jacket walks past a residential building bearing a mural reading "Protect Peace."
Sergei Fadeichev / TASS
A local man competes in a jumping contest.
Sergei Fadeichev / TASS
A man competes in a lariat-throwing contest.
Sergei Fadeichev / TASS
A residential building in Khatanga.
Alexander Ryumin / TASS
An exhibition at the local mammoth museum.
Sergei Fadeichev / TASS
A scrap metal yard in the village of Khatanga during the Arctic cleanup expedition.
Sergei Fadeichev / TASS
Volunteers collect scrap metal and industrial waste.
Alexander Ryumin / TASS
A scrap metal yard in the village of Khatanga during the Arctic cleanup expedition.
Sergei Fadeichev / TASS
Children in the village of Khatanga.
Sergei Fadeichev / TASS
A sunset view of the village of Khatanga.
Alexander Ryumin / TASS
