• Temperatures fall to minus 48°C in Yakutsk, Russia, 450km south of the Arctic Circle. Reuters
    Temperatures fall to minus 48°C in Yakutsk, Russia, 450km south of the Arctic Circle. Reuters
  • Fish vendors Marina Krivolutskaya and Marianna Ugai pose for a picture at an open-air market on a frosty day in Yakutsk, Russia, January 15, 2023. Yakutsk, one of the Russia's north-most cities, is hit by an extreme cold snap as the air temperature on Sunday (January 15) plunged as low as minus 51 degrees Celsius (minus 59. 8 degrees Fahrenheit). REUTERS / Roman Kutukov
    Fish vendors Marina Krivolutskaya and Marianna Ugai pose for a picture at an open-air market on a frosty day in Yakutsk, Russia, January 15, 2023. Yakutsk, one of the Russia's north-most cities, is hit by an extreme cold snap as the air temperature on Sunday (January 15) plunged as low as minus 51 degrees Celsius (minus 59. 8 degrees Fahrenheit). REUTERS / Roman Kutukov
  • Alyona Zaitseva is wrapped up warm and set to greet her customers. Reuters
    Alyona Zaitseva is wrapped up warm and set to greet her customers. Reuters
  • Market vendor Yegor Dyachkovsky sets up his stall in the snow. Reuters
    Market vendor Yegor Dyachkovsky sets up his stall in the snow. Reuters
  • Visibility is poor across the city. Reuters
    Visibility is poor across the city. Reuters
  • Dense fog and frost causes hazardous driving conditions. Reuters
    Dense fog and frost causes hazardous driving conditions. Reuters
  • Frost covers the open-air market. Reuters
    Frost covers the open-air market. Reuters
  • 'You can't fight it. You either adjust and dress accordingly or you suffer,' says Anastasia Gruzdeva. Reuters
    'You can't fight it. You either adjust and dress accordingly or you suffer,' says Anastasia Gruzdeva. Reuters
  • Svetlana Belyayeva has ensured she is well protected from the sub-zero temperatures. Reuters
    Svetlana Belyayeva has ensured she is well protected from the sub-zero temperatures. Reuters
  • Hoar frost covers a young girl's eyelashes. Reuters
    Hoar frost covers a young girl's eyelashes. Reuters
  • A children's playground stands frozen in time. Reuters
    A children's playground stands frozen in time. Reuters
  • The frost-covered town of Oy, 70km south of Yakutsk. AFP
    The frost-covered town of Oy, 70km south of Yakutsk. AFP
  • Traffic lights pierce the mist. Reuters
    Traffic lights pierce the mist. Reuters
  • Ferries in the frozen Yakut port on the Lena River. Bloomberg
    Ferries in the frozen Yakut port on the Lena River. Bloomberg
  • Ice forms inside the Museum of the History of Permafrost Studies in Yakutsk. AFP
    Ice forms inside the Museum of the History of Permafrost Studies in Yakutsk. AFP

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Surviving the world's coldest city, Yakutsk, as its temperature falls to -50°C

The Siberian city is about 450km south of the Arctic Circle

The National

January 16, 2023

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Updated: January 16, 2023, 10:33 AM
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