Russian jets try to bomb ice from flooded river

Russian fighter jets today rained 1,100 pound bombs on ice that is jamming the Lena River in Siberia and causing widespread flooding.

Russian jets try to bomb ice from flooded river

Russian fighter jets today rained 1,100 pound bombs on ice that is jamming the Lena River in Siberia and causing widespread flooding.

Water levels had fallen yesterday after officials dynamited a 60 mile ice jam, but rains upstream sent a new surge during the night.

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