Breath-taking photos of world’s coldest village: It’s so cold a thermometer broke at -62 degrees

The extreme weather was too much even for the new electronic thermometer. It broke after reaching -62°C [Photo|Courtesy]

Oymyakon, a small Russian town, is considered the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world.

The place is so cold it is referred to as the ‘pole of cold’ but for the local population of about 500, they go about their day to day activities in the sub-zero conditions.