Oymyakon: Life in Extreme Cold

A of endless snow-covered mountains and frozen rivers. “Welcome to Oymyakon,

a tiny village deep in Siberia — known as the coldest permanently inhabited place on Earth.”

Thermometer showing -60°C, people walking through icy streets with frosty eyelashes.

“Here, temperatures can drop below -60°C… where even eyelashes freeze in seconds,

and cars must be kept running to survive.” Locals chopping wood,

children going to school, smoke rising from chimneys. “Yet,

life goes on. Around 500 residents call Oymyakon home — they fish, hunt,

and heat their houses with firewood.” Northern lights over snow, reindeer,