Pollution turns snow BLACK in Russia, with local coal plants blamed for ...

Pollution turns snow BLACK in Russia, with local coal plants blamed for ‘hellish’ scenes Pristine white of snow-covered Siberia covered in layer of thick black dirty soot  Images from picturesque region of Russia shows black cars, fields and building  Worried residents likened scene to the 'snow in hell' and wrote 'help' messages

By Will Stewart In Moscow for MailOnline

Published: 14:20 GMT, 15 February 2019 | Updated: 14:20 GMT, 15 February 2019

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The picturesque snowscapes of Siberia have been turned an eerie black from pollution.

Alarming pictures from the snow-covered region of Russia show how the pristine white snow has been covered in a dirty, thick layer of black soot.

Pollution from coal plants in the industrial region of Kemerovo has been blamed for the ghostly phenomenon blighting the landscape.

The cities of Prokopyevsk and Leninsk-Kuznetsky plus the town of Kiselyovsk have been affected.

Worried residents likened the scene to the 'snow in hell' while other scrawled SOS messages in the grimy covering.

The city of Prokopyevsk has seen streets and buildings covered in a thick layer of black soot

The city of Prokopyevsk has seen streets and buildings covered in a thick layer of black soot

Children in Kiselevsk, Siberia, walking through the blackened parks after the snow became covered in coal pollution 

Children in Kiselevsk, Siberia, walking through the blackened parks after the snow became covered in coal pollution 

Buildings and statues in Prokopyevsk have also been covered in the creepy black snow

Buildings and statues in Prokopyevsk have also been covered in the creepy black snow

One picture posted online shows children playing in the black snow that has caked roads, parks, vehicles, buildings and statues in the area. 

Local media in Russia blame local coal processing

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