President Berdymukhamedov orders experts to find way to put out five-decade-old blaze Karakum desert
Turkmenistan’s strongman leader has ordered experts to find a way to finally extinguish a massive five-decade-old fire in a giant natural gas crater in the Central Asian country, labelled the “Gateway to hell”.
Citing environmental and economic concerns, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov appeared on state television Saturday telling officials to put out the flames at the Darvaza gas crater in the middle of the vast Karakum desert.