In Photos: Russians Grapple With Heating Losses Amid Subzero Temperatures
Several cities and regions across Russia have been hit by heating outages since late December as winter temperatures have dropped well below 0 degrees Celsius.
In Podolsk south of Moscow, at least 149,000 residents were left without heating, while the Siberian city of Novosibirsk has seen two incidents in one week in which boiling water has run through the streets due to burst pipes, injuring locals.
Here's a look into how Russia's regions are grappling with the recent incidents:
In Podolsk south of Moscow, at least 149,000 residents were left without heating, while the Siberian city of Novosibirsk has seen two incidents in one week in which boiling water has run through the streets due to burst pipes, injuring locals.
Here's a look into how Russia's regions are grappling with the recent incidents:
A field kitchen and heating point following the heating outage in Podolsk, Moscow region.
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A field kitchen and heating point following the heating outage in Podolsk, Moscow region.
Alexei Belkin / Business Online / TASS
Repair work underway at the scene of a heating pipe burst in Nizhny Novgorod.
Georgy Povetkin / TASS
Repair work at the scene of a heating pipe burst in Nizhny Novgorod.
Georgy Povetkin / TASS
A heating pipeline at the Mosenergo power company in Khimki, Moscow region.
Sergei Bobylev / TASS
After an accident in a boiler plant, 324 houses in Yekaterinburg were left without heating in severe cold weather.
Donat Sorokin / TASS
A heat pipeline at the Mosenergo power company in Khimki, Moscow region.
Sergei Bobylev / TASS
An apartment block in Novosibirsk rises from a puff of steam caused by a heating main accident.
Kirill Kukhmar / TASS
Utility workers repair a heating main in Novosibirsk.
Kirill Kukhmar / TASS
A person walks on a city street in Novosibirsk.
Kirill Kukhmar / TASS
