A large blaze has erupted at a mine near the city of Solikamsk in Russia’s Urals, with giant plumes of smoke filmed rising from the facility. At least nine people have been trapped underground as fire continues to rage. Footage from the scene shows thick plumes of grey smoke erupting from the mine shaft. Eight […]
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Night turned into day: Dazzling ‘meteor’ blazes across sky in Russian Urals (VIDEOS)
Residents of the Russian Urals have reported a colorful fireball lighting up the night sky before hearing loud booms. The meteor is said to have emitted red, yellow and orange light as it was falling. The glowing object was clearly visible from the city of Ekaterinburg in the Sverdlovsk region, as well as near-by towns […]
Two lost 11yo boys cuddle with dogs to survive winter night in Urals forest (PHOTOS)
Published time: 6 Jan, 2018 20:48 A walk in the woods turned into a survival lesson for two fifth graders from a town in Russia’s Urals region who were forced to spend a night out in the winter cold after getting lost. Before disappearing Thursday afternoon, the 11-year-olds Ivan and Evgeniy from the town of […]
Officials confirm ‘high pollution’ after spike in radioactivity in Urals, say no health risk
The Russian meteorological service confirmed “extremely high pollution” in the Urals in October after a spike in radioactive isotope ruthenium-106 levels. There is no health risk for the local population, authorities stressed. “Probes of radioactive aerosols from monitoring stations in Argayash and Novogorny [villages in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region in the Urals] contained radioisotope Ru-106” in the […]
Dramatic video catches moment that 9-story block exploded in Russia’s Urals
Published time: 10 Nov, 2017 08:28 Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment that part of a nine-story block of flats collapsed in the Russian city of Izhevsk, killing at least six people. The incident was captured on a dashcam. The terrifying scenes show one corner of the residential building exploding, a column of fire […]