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Power of the Ob - drifting ice on clogged river breaks metal railings and drags people away from their hi-tech lives

19 May 2018

Сургут, Ханты-Мансийский АО, Russia

By this time of year, boats are usually plying the ice-free Ob, but in 2018, while the winter covering the river has begun to move, it has not cleared.

Siberia Times

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