Wildfires rage in Russia's Siberia, operations at airport halted

Due to heavy smoke from raging wildfires in Russia's Siberia, operations at the city's airport were temporarily halted.

Heavy smoke from raging wildfires covered the Russian city of Yakutsk and 50 other Siberian towns and settlements Sunday, temporarily halting operations at the city's airport. Russia has been plagued by widespread forest fires, blamed on unusually high temperatures and the neglect of fire safety rules, with the Sakha-Yakutia region in northeastern Siberia being the worst affected region.