It has imposed martial law on the southern part of the island of Novaya Zemlya in Northern Russia after a "masseinvasjon" of polar bears in residential areas, reports the Russian news agency TASS.
Since December, it has been observed 52 polar bears, which have moved close to the settlements in the small town of Belushya Guba. In several cases, it is to talk about aggressive bears that have attacked people, and taken into the homes and office buildings. Between six and ten bears stay constant in the city.
- People are afraid,People are afraid to leave their houses, their daily activities are interfered with. Parents are afraid to send their children to school and in kindergarten, says deputy head of the municipal educational institution Alexander Minaev in a press release.
to ensure lokalbefolkningenes security the government has the last time installed additional fences around the kindergartens. Is it inserted military personnel to patrol the streets.
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