The fires were spotted in “the area where wildfires were burning in the summer,” as the person who filmed them reportedly said. 10.12.2021, Sputnik International
Oymyakon, a village in Siberia in northeastern Russia, is believed to be the coldest human settlement on Earth, but smoke can be seen billowing from underneath its huge snow drifts.
Parts of Siberia have been experiencing some of the coldest air on the planet in recent days, resulting in bone-chilling temperatures. Despite having the coldest temperatures in over eight years, "zombie flames" continued to rage beneath the frozen terrain.
The coldest permanently inhabited place with about 500 residents in northeastern Yakutia has the harshest rules on when pupils can miss winter lessons.