Residents Nova Zembla caged by polar bears

The Russian archipelago Nova Zembla in the Arctic Ocean has declared a state of emergency on Friday.

According to Jigancha Mousin, the administrative head of the archipelago, about fifty polar bears regularly enter Belusha Guba. The largest village on the islands with a total of over 2500 inhabitants. 'I have been living at Nova Zembla since 1983, but I have never seen such a massive invasion of polar bears. '