Life in the city -55 degrees Celsius

Both the city of Norilsk, Russia, was submerged in the white of snow as the temperature dropped sharply.

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The city of Norilsk is experiencing a so-called phenomenon, in which people will not see the sun for more than 6 weeks.Having been in the dark all day, they had to face heavy snowfall and snow storms.

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Norilsk has been dubbed the "world's coldest city" with a background of heat falling to -55 degrees C. These days, parking lots seem to disappear.Just 5 minutes outdoors, the drivers had to work hard to find their car under thick snow.

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They also no longer recognize the turnoffs because the roads are covered with white.

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A local woman could only shake her head as she watched the road leading to the cash machine in Sberbank. "Exercise in the cold is the best," she joked.

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Snow even climbed to the second floor of the city buildings with 175,000 inhabitants.

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The temperature this week in Norilsk is -27 degrees Celsius and some people have to dig through a thick meter of snow to get into the house.

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Snow plows were unable to cope with the heavy snow from December 15 and the roads to the neighboring towns were blocked.

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However, people here still find joy in the harsh weather.