Vorkuta, located in Russia's Arctic region and once a major industrial center, is rapidly depopulating and becoming one of the world's coldest ghost towns. With a population dwindling to around 50,000, residents are leaving the area, selling their homes for symbolic prices as low as $100 (approximately 4,700 Turkish Lira).
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Vorkuta, located in Russia's Arctic region and once a major industrial center, is rapidly depopulating and becoming one of the world's coldest ghost towns. With a population dwindling to around 50,000, residents are leaving the area, selling their homes for symbolic prices as low as $100 (approximately 4,700 Turkish Lira).