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Dozens of polar bears invade remote Russian town, create 'emergency situation'

An invasion of about 50 polar bears has caused an "emergency situation" in the small Russian settlement of Belushya Guba, according to the TASS news agency. The town is located on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, about 1,200 miles northeast of Moscow.

"The people are scared," said Alexander Minayev, the deputy head of Novaya Zemlya.

"They are frightened to leave homes and their daily routines are broken," Minayev said in a statement. "Parents are afraid to let the children go to school or kindergarten."

The bears arrived in December and have acted aggressively since then, attacking people and entering residences and businesses.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/02/11/polar-bear-invasion-attack-belushya-guba-novaya-zemlya-archipelago-russia/2836171002/