The ice has broken up on the Lena river. Floods.

The Lena River - 10th longest river in the world. The length of the river - 4400 km, area-pool -

2, 49 million square kilometers. The maximum width is 30 km and a maximum depth is 21 meters.Source of the river Lena is located near Lake Baikal and the giant stream flows into the Laptev Sea.Opening of the Lena River occurs in the upper reaches from late April to mid-May, in the lower reaches - at the beginning of June. The floating of ice is accompanied by ice jams and characterized by great power. Owing to what floods happen ... The freezing of the river occurs in late October, early November... The Lena river - one of the cleanest rivers in the world... The bed of the river is not altered by man ... But the Lena River is the main artery for shipping of Yakutia.

View from the Cape Tabaginskiy...

Dam holds water...

The season of shipping is opened...

The water is coming...

A suburb of the city of Yakutsk (Darkylaah)

The headquarter of rescue workers... (Ministry of Emergency Situations)

The helicopter of rescuers...

Rescued dog...

Flooding. Below the photos of the village Rassoloda. 2010.

 The water was up to the second floor...

Water was in the house...

In the closet there is water in the glassfuls...

Cows drowned...

Flooding. Below the photos of the village Itik-Kyuyol. 2007.

A dam was built...

The dam has saved half of the village...

We're going to look at the river. Driving through the village Tabaga...

The river Lena is in the distance...

View of the river Lena. The Cape Tabaginskiy...

The river became free of the ice...

Summer is here...