‘Is this what snow looks like in hell?’ Apocalyptic scenes as toxic black snow covers Siberia

While some locals think it looks quite beautiful, others have criticised the government's laws on the environment.

When most of us picture snow, we imagine a glistening white canvas, but that's not what these locals in three Siberian towns woke up to.

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