The driest summer in 150 years has turned Yakutia into a tinderbox and seen wildfires tear through the region.
The lengthy wildfire season follows a record-hot Arctic summer. People living in Yakutsk are waking up to heavy smog brought from the wildfires raging to the west, east and north; struggling to breathe and with head, eye and throat aches.
Gallery | The forest fires have covered an area larger than Greece and are emitting black smog that harms nearby populations.
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