How people survive at minus 50 degrees Celsius

In the Russian town of Oymyakon, bathing and washing also become difficult for locals in the average temperature of minus 50 degrees Celsius in the winter.About 320 km from the Arctic Circle, nestled deep in the Russian tundra, Oymyakon is the coldest region in the world inhabited. To get to Oymyakon, you have to travel 927 km along the Kolyma highway, starting from the city of Yakutsk, capital of the Republic of Sakha. There are many gas stations along the way. Photo: New York Post.
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In isolated areas, 24-hour gas station employees work for half a month and take half a month off. They play a very important role, ensuring the economy can operate despite severe weather conditions. On the way to Oymyakon, gasoline may freeze if the vehicle stops moving. Sometimes during long night trips, the driver will stop in the middle of the road and sleep in the car. They still left the lights and engine running. Photo: Le Vif Weekend.
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At the entrance of the town, you will see the monument, which marked a record cold temperature of minus 71.2 degrees Celsius in 1924 with the words "Oymyakon - Extreme Cold Point" in Russian. The system of convenient services in Oymyakon is relatively complete with post offices, banks, hotels and airports. However, the airport usually operates in warm weather with a small aircraft system, carrying up to 12 passengers. Photo: Yakutia Travel.
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Oymyakon has a store to supply supplies to remote and isolated areas. Horses and rickshaws are a popular vehicle for people here because cars and other motor vehicles often have difficulty moving on the road in the cold. People have to use torches to melt the vehicle's steering axis as well as heat the engine regularly if they don't want it to freeze. Photo: Sisiwanderlust.
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Bathing is difficult in Oymyakon when the plumbing here is almost numb. People here often use small public baths. Pens freeze, batteries run out of electricity fast, and the metal sticks to the skin. When families have funerals, in order to dig out graves, people have to spend hours burning fire and defrosting snow and ice. Photo: Le Vif Weekend.
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People rely on horse breeding (usually Yakut), reindeer, hunting, fishing, trading and working in heating plants. Frozen fish is a specialty of Oymyakon. When brought out of the water, the fish almost immediately froze. The cold air ensures that the fish is frozen and fresh until sold. Photo: SteemKR.
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To keep the cows from freezing during sleep, the farmers here have to build highly insulated cages. The town's heating plant operates around the clock with smoke constantly rising into the winter sky. Every day early, the tractor is used to supply new coal to the plant and eliminate burns from the previous day. Photo: Nyugat. Harsh life in the coldest planet Oymyakon (Russia) is the coldest inhabited place on Earth, known as the coldest name. In winter, the average temperature is around minus 50 degrees Celsius. Van Anh
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