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Ten wildfires put out in Russia's Far East
07:49 20/10/2010
All wildfires that have broken out in Russia's Far East in the past 24 hours have been put out, the local emergencies ministry's press service said on Wednesday.
Intl. forestry forum opens in St. Petersburg
02:57 19/10/2010
The XII St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum will open in the northwestern Russian city on Tuesday.
Seven wildfires raging in Russia's Far East
06:58 13/10/2010
Seven wildfires are raging in Russia's Far East, local emergencies services said Wednesday.
Russia's Medvedev to speak to governors on wildfire consequences
02:51 13/10/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will on Wednesday hold a video conference with top regional officials on work to address the consequences of fires that raged across the country in summer.
Russia moves to create forest aviation units following wildfire crisis
13:16 22/09/2010
The upper house of the Russian parliament (Federation Council) will draw up a bill on the creation of forest aviation units in the country in a bid to prevent a repetition of this summer's wild fire crisis, the Federation Council's speaker said on Wednesday.
Putin inspects construction in fire-ravaged villages
14:15 16/09/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived on Wednesday in the village of Verknyaya Vereya, in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, to personally inspect the construction of houses for the wildfire victims. The head of the government was accompanied by Nizhny Novgorod Governor Valery Shantsev (left). In late July , fires destroyed around 350 houses in the village.
Russia to allocate $242 mln for wildfire prevention in 2011
20:07 15/09/2010
Russia will allocate 7.5 billion rubles ($242.5 million) in 2011 to rehabilitate forests and prevent wildfires, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
First compensation paid to fire-hit Siberia residents
08:00 13/09/2010
Regional authorities have made the first compensation payments to residents of the fire-hit Altai Territory in Russia's Siberia, the territorial administration said.
Wildfires in Altai Territory completely extinguished - emergencies ministry
22:38 11/09/2010
Firefighters on Saturday put out all wildfires that had been ravaging in Altay Territory, the Russia's emergencies ministry said.
Webcams to track construction works in burned down Siberian village
19:16 11/09/2010
Several webcams will be fixed in the village of Nikolayevka in the Altai Territory so as any visitor of the Russia's governmental website to have the capability to monitor the construction works at the scene, the Altai Territory administration's press service said.
Central Russian wildfire victims complain about rude officials
07:34 11/09/2010
Residents of Central Russia's Vladimir Region, displaced by wildfires, wrote an open letter to the Russian president saying they "suffered another shock" due to rude remarks by some regional officials.
Consequences of wildfires in Russia’s Altai Territory
15:42 09/09/2010
According to preliminary information, the area of crown fires in the Mikhailovsky district of the Altai Territory (South Siberia) is equal to 4,000 ha.
Russian Emergencies Ministry buys eight Be-200 aircraft to tackle wildfires
14:20 09/09/2010
The Russian Emergencies Ministry signed a $330 million contract on Thursday with the Beriev design bureau for eight Be-200 amphibious planes for firefighting.
Firefighting aircraft begin extinguishing wildfires in South Siberia
07:06 09/09/2010
The Russian emergencies ministry began extinguishing wildfires on Thursday on the Kazakh-Russian border using firefighting aircraft.
Kazakhstan grants Russia permission to extinguish wildfires (Update 1)
23:15 08/09/2010
Kazakhstan has granted Russia's Emergencies Ministry permission to extinguish wildfires on the Kazakh-Russian border and in Kazakhstan, the ministry's information services said on Wednesday.
Kazakhstan grants Russia permission to extinguish wildfires
22:50 08/09/2010
Kazakhstan has granted Russia's Emergencies Ministry permission to extinguish wildfires on the Kazakh-Russian border and in Kazakhstan, the ministry's information services said on Wednesday.
Russia requests permission from Kazakhstan to put out wildfires on border
22:11 08/09/2010
The Russian Emergencies Ministry has asked Kazakhstan for permission to allow Russian planes to extinguish fires on the Russian-Kazakh border, a spokeswoman for the ministry said.
Wildfires raze village in Russia's Siberian Federal District, some 1,000 evacuated
21:38 08/09/2010
The village of Nikolayevka in the Altai Territory has completely burned down and two other villages are on fire, a spokeswoman for Russia's Emergencies Ministry said on Wednesday.
Medvedev threatens 'radical changes' in forestry agency if it slacks
16:27 08/09/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned of "radical changes" to the Federal Forestry Agency, Rosleskhoz, if it fails to set up effective work.
Russia, Spain to exchange firefighting experience, technology
23:11 07/09/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Spanish King Juan Carlos I on Tuesday discussed this summer's devastating wildfires and agreed to cooperate in firefighting, the Kremlin said in a statement.
Russia's top doctor calls on public to help wildfire victims
23:04 05/09/2010
Russia's chief sanitary official urged Russians on Sunday to donate what they could to help the victims of this week's wildfires in the Volgograd Region.
Consequences of wildfires in Russia’s Volgograd Region
11:56 05/09/2010
The Russian Emergencies Ministry is investigating the causes of wildfires in the Volgograd Region, which destroyed over 800 buildings.
Medvedev orders inquiries into fire protection preparedness
17:19 04/09/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev instructed Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to inquire into the preparedness to control fire situation and carry out fire safety measures in the regions.
Nine injured in wildfires in Russia's Volgograd region still in hospital
09:02 04/09/2010
A total of nine people injured in wildfires in Russia's Volgograd Region remain hospitalized, with another 19 receiving ambulatory treatment, a local emergency ministry department said in a statement on Saturday.
Putin allocates $33 million to Volgograd, Saratov regions hit by wildfires (Update 3)
14:55 03/09/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin allocated on Friday 1 billion rubles ($33 million) to the wildfire-stricken Volgograd and Saratov regions, a cabinet statement said.
Death toll from wildfires in Russia's Volgograd Region rises to 4 (Update 2)
10:13 03/09/2010
Wildfires raging in Russia's Volgograd Region have now killed 4 people and injured 14, a Emergency Ministry spokeswoman said on Friday.
Wildfire approaches federal highway in Volga area (Update 1)
07:31 03/09/2010
Wildfires have been raging in forests on both sides of the M5 "Urals" federal highway linking Moscow and the Urals near the city of Togliatti in the Volga area.
Wildfires approach federal highway in Volga area
05:48 03/09/2010
Wildfires have been raging in forests on both sides of the M5 "Urals" federal highway linking Moscow and the Urals city of Chelyabinsk near the city of Togliatti in the Volga area.
Wildfires kill 2 people in Russia's Volgograd Region (Update 1)
02:57 03/09/2010
Less than a week after Russia's top emergencies official declared victory over the wildfires that raged through the summer, fires in the Volgograd Region killed two people and destroyed more than 450 buildings.
Wildfires kill 2 people in Russia's Volgograd Region
23:58 02/09/2010
Less than a week after Russia's top emergencies official declared victory over the wildfires that raged through the summer, fires in the Volgograd Region killed two people and destroyed more than 450 buildings.
Moscow region governor decorates firefighters for bravery
18:14 30/08/2010
Moscow Region Governor Boris Gromov gave out bravery awards to 80 firefighters on Monday for putting out peat bog and forest fires across the region this summer.
Satellites detect 131 possible wildfire hotspots in Russia
04:24 30/08/2010
The number of hotspots, visible in infrared light and possibly indicating wildfires, grew from 121 to 131 on Sunday, the fires.kosmosnimki.ru website receiving data from two NASA satellites said.
Russia's emergencies chief claims success in summer of wildfires
22:41 29/08/2010
The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry successfully coped with the wildfires that ravaged large swathes of European Russia this summer, Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
Russia needs a million volunteer firefighters - emergencies chief
21:33 29/08/2010
Russia should have as many as a million volunteer firefighters and needs a law to make sure they are well-equipped, the emergency situations minister said on NTV.
Russian bird numbers to drop following wildfires - scientist
15:29 26/08/2010
Central Russia could see a serious decrease in bird numbers as a result of this summer's wildfires, a senior ornithologist said on Thursday.
NASA satellites detect 178 wildfire hotspots in Russia
02:04 23/08/2010
Two NASA satellites registered a total of 178 potential wildfires on the Russian territory on Sunday, up 59 from Saturday.
Over 200 wildfires still raging in Russia - ministry
11:35 22/08/2010
Slightly over 200 wildfires are still raging in European Russia on an area of 6,391 hectares, although their number has dropped by 36 in the past twenty-four hours, the Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday.
Cleansing the organism from the influence of smog and smoke
18:10 21/08/2010
Doctors recommend citrus fruit, apples, walnuts and honey to cleanse the organism from the influence of smog and smoke.
NASA satellites register 66 wildfire hotspots in Russia
06:52 21/08/2010
The number of wildfire hotspots in Russia registered by two NASA satellites, almost halved on Friday - from 95 to 66, a spokeswoman of the ScanEx website that receives information from the satellites said.
Russia earmarks extra 2.67 bln rubles for wildfire victims
18:53 20/08/2010
Russia will allocate an additional 2.67 billion rubles ($87 million) in aid to people who suffered from the peat bog and forest fires, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
Long-term effects of heat wave for Russia
14:24 20/08/2010
Current direct losses in Russia’s economy are estimated at about $7 billion to $15 billion.
Russia has overcome wildfire crisis - Medvedev
13:42 20/08/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that the government has managed to overcome the wildfire crisis and has valuable lessons to learn from the experience.
Medvedev lifts emergency status in three Russian regions affected by wildfires
11:01 20/08/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has lifted the state of emergency in three of the Russian regions affected by wildfires, the presidential press-service said on Friday.
Wildfires in Russia cause nearly $400 million in damage - emergency minister
20:16 19/08/2010
Wildfires in Russia have caused some 12 billion rubles ($394 million) in damage, Emergency Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday.
Over 60,000 hectares of peat bogs to be flooded near Moscow
20:05 19/08/2010
The Moscow regional government plans to flood some 230 square miles of peat bogs to prevent the return of dangerous fires that paralyzed Russia's capital for over two weeks.
EU sends 80,000 euros worth of aid to Russian wildfire victims
19:30 17/08/2010
The EU has set aside over 80,000 euros ($104,000) to help Russians affected by wildfires, the Delegation of the EU to Russia said on Tuesday.
Putin thanks foreign pilots for tackling wildfires in Russia
17:54 17/08/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin thanked on Tuesday the foreign governments and pilots who have contributed to efforts to extinguish wildfires in Russia.
Moscow engineers invent forest fire bomb
17:41 17/08/2010
The State Research and Production Enterprise "Bazalt" has invented an aerial fire extinguishing bomb that can put out up to 1,000 square meters of fire.
Medevedev calls on Russian oligarchs to help wildfire victims
22:09 16/08/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on oligarchs to help the victims of the wildfires raging across Russia.
Medvedev calls for land allowance for wild fire victims
19:07 16/08/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on regional heads to provide land lots along with new houses for the victims of Russia's recent spate of wildfires, the Kremlin's press service said on Monday.
Map overlay of winds and fires over radioactive territory
16:02 16/08/2010
Potentially dangerous situations linked with possible forest fire outbreaks in areas contaminated with radiation
Wildfires in Russia shrink by 8,000 hectares in one day
16:00 16/08/2010
Areas affected by wildfires in Russia were reduced by some 8,000 hectares over the past 24 hours, the Emergencies Ministry said on Monday.
Firefighting trains working overtime in battle against wildfires
11:54 16/08/2010
Russian Railways (RZD) has sent special trains out to fight wildfires in the Moscow Region. These trains can carry 240 tons of water each, enough to put out a peat bog fire with an area of 240 sq. m.
NASA satellites register 371 hotspots in Russia
00:00 16/08/2010
Two NASA satellites registered a total of 371 hotspots across Russia on Sunday, according to the ScanEx website that receives information from the satellites.
Smog steeps Nizhny Novgorod, suspends Volga River navigation
17:42 15/08/2010
Acrid smog has shrouded the Russia's fourth largest city of Nizhny Novgorod and has obstructed the Volga River ship traffic, the Nizhny Novgorod branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Putin to check out new method of smothering peat bog fires
17:04 15/08/2010
Russian Prime Minister will check out new technology of extinguishing peat bog fires and discuss putting up homes for homeless fire victims during his work visit to Moscow region on August 16, the press service of the Russian government said.
Smog from wildfires expected to leave Moscow on Sunday night
14:59 15/08/2010
The smog from wildfires raging outside Moscow is expected to start leaving the Russian capital on Sunday evening and is unlikely to return early next week, an expert from the State Environmental Protection Organization Mosekomonitoring said.
Russian wildfires shrink by 3,000 hectares in past twenty-four hours
12:35 15/08/2010
Areas affected by wildfires in Russia shrank by 3,000 hectares over the past 24 hours, the Emergency Situations Ministry said on Sunday.
Moscow airports operate normally despite smoke - aviation regulator
11:47 15/08/2010
Moscow airports are operating normally despite smoke from fires raging outside the Russian capital, the country's aviation authority Rosaviatsia said on Sunday.
Smoke smell returns to Moscow after respite
09:22 15/08/2010
A smell of smoke from peat bog fires raging outside Moscow returned to the Russian capital on Sunday after a brief respite.
NASA satellites register 368 wildfires in Russia
01:03 15/08/2010
Two NASA satellites registered a total of 368 hotspots from fires across Russia on Saturday, with the central part of the country being the worst affected, a spokeswoman for the ScanEx company said.
Acrid smog covers Moscow after three-day relief
21:55 14/08/2010
The smog from the wildfires raging outside Moscow is covering the city after the 3-day relief.
Russia thanks U.S. for help in smothering wildfires - Foreign Ministry
19:51 14/08/2010
Russia is grateful to the United States over the assistance in tackling the wildfires raging across the country, Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
No radiation threats over fires near Russia's Sarov nuclear center - Rosatom chief
17:58 14/08/2010
The wildfires raging in the forests surrounding the Sarov Federal Nuclear Center in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region will not cause any radiation threats even if the fire enters the territory of the Center, the head of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency Rosatom said on Saturday.
Peat fires smog leaves Moscow, blankets Russia's Urals
17:19 14/08/2010
Smog haze from the peat bog and forest fires left Central Russia heading for Russia's Urals and Kazakhstan, NASA press service said on Saturday.
Wildfires across Russia abate
11:04 14/08/2010
The Russian area on fire has decreased by 8,000 hectares and is now 56,200 hectares, the Emergencies Ministry said on Saturday.
U.S. aids Russia with $4.5 mln of firefighting equipment amid raging wildfires
03:56 14/08/2010
The United States sends to Russia firefighting equipment worth some $4.5 million to help combating raging wildfires in the country that "is home to nearly one fourth of the world's forests".
Russia's Bryansk region to be monitored over Chernobyl radiation risk from wildfires
13:05 13/08/2010
A mobile radiation control laboratory will monitor the radiation level in Russia's Bryansk region ravaged by wildfires, the state weather and environmental monitoring service said on Friday.
Russian wildfires shrink by 15,000 hectares in single day
12:59 13/08/2010
Areas affected by wildfires in Russia shrank by 15,000 hectares over the past 24 hours, the Emergency Situations Ministry said on Friday.
U.S. ready to supply firefighting equipment to Russia — Kremlin
05:15 13/08/2010
The United States is ready to supply firefighting equipment to Russia to help deal with continuing wildfires and peat bog fires caused by abnormally hot weather.
Satellites register over 350 wildfire hotspots in Russia
03:16 13/08/2010
Satellite monitoring showed a significant drop in the number of wildfire hotspots on the Russian territory with only 359 registered on Thursday.
Wildfires in Russia, Canada create poisonous ring around planet
12:03 12/08/2010
Raging forest fires in central Russia, Siberia and western Canada have created an enormous cloud of pollutants covering the northern hemisphere, according to NASA.
Wildfire: Force majeure or major incapacity?
23:06 11/08/2010
The abnormal heatwave has hit the entire northern hemisphere, not just European Russia where it has caused wildfires that are raging across the country.
Satellites observe decrease in fire hotspots across Russia
22:10 11/08/2010
The NASA Terra and Aqua satellites registered almost 100 fewer hotspots on August 11 than on the previous day, according to the ScanEx website that receives information from the satellites.
Fighting wildfires in the Moscow and Ryazan Regions
21:44 11/08/2010
Aviation units are used to extinguish forest fires in the village of Demidovo in the Pavlovsky Posad district of the Moscow Region.
Russia to install firefighting gear on Il-76 military planes
20:01 11/08/2010
The Russian Air Force will install firefighting equipment on its Il-76 military transport planes, the force commander said on Wednesday.
Russian forests destroyed by wildfires to return in 15 years - ecologist
15:57 11/08/2010
Forest areas which have been ravaged in wildfires across central Russia will return within 15 years, but will take some 300 years to make a full recovery, an ecologist said on Wednesday.
Putin puts out two wildfires in central Russia
13:51 11/08/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday took part in extinguishing forest fires in Ryazan Region on board an amphibious firefighting airplane.
Russian wildfires area halved - Emergencies Ministry
12:36 11/08/2010
The area affected by wildfires raging across central Russia fell by half to 90,000 hectares compared to Tuesday's 180,000 hectares, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said on Wednesday.
U.S. to replace Russia on grain market during export ban - minister
10:52 11/08/2010
The United States, the world's largest grain exporter, will act as a substitute for Russia on the world grain market when an export embargo comes into force on August 15, Russian Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik told Ekho Moskvy radio station.
Smog leaves Moscow
06:55 11/08/2010
Clean air in Moscow on Wednesday morning after rain cleanses smog.
Moscow smog from wildfires eases, gives temporary relief for residents
21:18 10/08/2010
Concentration of carbon monoxide in Moscow's air has abated, however may slightly increase in the evening, an expert from the State Environmental Protection Organization Mosekomonitoring said on Tuesday.
Putin puts out two wildfires in central Russia (update 1)
17:57 10/08/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday took part in extinguishing forest fires in Ryazan Province on board an amphibious firefighting airplane.
Putin puts out two wildfires in central Russia
17:21 10/08/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday took part in extinguishing forest fires in Ryazan Province on board an amphibious firefighting airplane.
Kremlin slams Moscow mayor for vacation during smog-out
16:55 10/08/2010
Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov should have been in the capital while its residents were suffocating from toxic smog instead of enjoying his summer vacation, a Kremlin source said on Tuesday.
Villagers share their fire prevention secrets with President Medvedev
15:52 10/08/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has visited the village of Maly Shaplak in the Republic of Mari El. The approach taken by this village, in a region where a state of emergency was declared due to the wildfires, has been exemplary. The villagers say they have not had a single fire this abnormally hot summer.
Russian forest fires to exacerbate global warming - ecologists
14:53 10/08/2010
High carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires raging across Central Russia could speed up the global warming process, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) ecologists said.
Structure and function of helicopter buckets
13:05 10/08/2010
VSU-5 and VSU-15 helicopter buckets are used to transport water on the helicopter's external load sling system and release it on fires
Moscow wakes up to blue skies but smog threat persists
12:38 10/08/2010
Patches of blue sky were visible in Moscow on Tuesday morning for the first time since last week, although dozens of wildfires continue to rage outside the capital.
Russia's Grain Union asks government to lift flour export ban
12:29 10/08/2010
The Russian Grain Union has urged the government to lift a temporary ban on flour exports imposed last week as part of a grain product export ban in response to the country's worst drought in decades, the union's spokesman Anton Shaparin said on Tuesday.
International aid to Russia in fighting wildfires
11:26 10/08/2010
According to the Russian Emergencies Ministry, fires have destroyed over 1,900 houses in Russia, leaving over 3,100 people homeless and killing 50.
The Nizhny Novgorod, Voronezh and Ryazan Regions have lost the biggest number of houses to the fires.
Wildfire near Russia's Urals nuclear center extinguished
10:06 10/08/2010
A wildfire moving dangerously close to the nuclear research center in the Russian Urals town of Snezhinsk has been extinguished, the local emergencies service said on Tuesday.
Russia to suffer economic loss of $15 billion from wild fires - analysts
09:29 10/08/2010
The short term losses for the Russian economy from the heat wave and consequent drought and wild fires may amount to 1% of 2010 GDP, or around $15 billion, analysts told Kommersant business daily in a report published on Tuesday.
Another Russian nuclear facility threatened by wildfires
02:35 10/08/2010
Emergency regulations over the threat of spreading wildfires were enforced late on Monday in the town of Ozersk in the Chelyabinsk region, where one of Russia's largest nuclear-waste plants is located.
Heavy smog blankets Moscow after short break
00:36 10/08/2010
Moscow was shrouded again in a thick layer of smog on Monday evening after a few hours of relatively clear skies due to a brief change in wind direction.
Russian Church collects $217,000 in aid for wildfire victims
22:22 09/08/2010
The Russian Orthodox Church has collected 6.5 million rubles ($217,000) for those affected by wildfires, the Moscow Patriarchate said on its website Monday.
Wildfires extinguished in 5 Russian regions - emergencies minister (Update 1)
20:56 09/08/2010
Wildfires in five Russian regions have been almost completely extinguished, Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday.
Number of hotspots in Russia falls to 377
19:32 09/08/2010
The NASA Terra and Aqua satellites registered 377 hotspots from wildfires across Russia on Monday, down 65 from Sunday, according to the ScanEx website that receives information from the satellites.
China offers aid to wildfire-ravaged Russia
14:36 09/08/2010
Chinese President Hu Jintao voiced his support to the Russian people and offered aid to the Russian regions ravaged by wildfires in a telegram to his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Monday.
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Putin inspects construction in fire-ravaged villages
14:15 16/09/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived on Wednesday in the village of Verknyaya Vereya, in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, to personally inspect the construction of houses for the wildfire victims. The head of the government was accompanied by Nizhny Novgorod Governor Valery Shantsev (left). In late July , fires destroyed around 350 houses in the village.
Consequences of wildfires in Russia’s Altai Territory
15:42 09/09/2010
According to preliminary information, the area of crown fires in the Mikhailovsky district of the Altai Territory (South Siberia) is equal to 4,000 ha.
Consequences of wildfires in Russia’s Volgograd Region
11:56 05/09/2010
The Russian Emergencies Ministry is investigating the causes of wildfires in the Volgograd Region, which destroyed over 800 buildings.
Fighting wildfires in the Moscow and Ryazan Regions
21:44 11/08/2010
Aviation units are used to extinguish forest fires in the village of Demidovo in the Pavlovsky Posad district of the Moscow Region.
Putin puts out two wildfires in central Russia
13:51 11/08/2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday took part in extinguishing forest fires in Ryazan Region on board an amphibious firefighting airplane.
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Moscow engineers invent forest fire bomb
17:41 17/08/2010
The State Research and Production Enterprise "Bazalt" has invented an aerial fire extinguishing bomb that can put out up to 1,000 square meters of fire.
Firefighting trains working overtime in battle against wildfires
11:54 16/08/2010
Russian Railways (RZD) has sent special trains out to fight wildfires in the Moscow Region. These trains can carry 240 tons of water each, enough to put out a peat bog fire with an area of 240 sq. m.
Villagers share their fire prevention secrets with President Medvedev
15:52 10/08/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has visited the village of Maly Shaplak in the Republic of Mari El. The approach taken by this village, in a region where a state of emergency was declared due to the wildfires, has been exemplary. The villagers say they have not had a single fire this abnormally hot summer.
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Cleansing the organism from the influence of smog and smoke
18:10 21/08/2010
Doctors recommend citrus fruit, apples, walnuts and honey to cleanse the organism from the influence of smog and smoke.
Long-term effects of heat wave for Russia
14:24 20/08/2010
Current direct losses in Russia’s economy are estimated at about $7 billion to $15 billion.
Map overlay of winds and fires over radioactive territory
16:02 16/08/2010
Potentially dangerous situations linked with possible forest fire outbreaks in areas contaminated with radiation
Structure and function of helicopter buckets
13:05 10/08/2010
VSU-5 and VSU-15 helicopter buckets are used to transport water on the helicopter's external load sling system and release it on fires
International aid to Russia in fighting wildfires
11:26 10/08/2010
According to the Russian Emergencies Ministry, fires have destroyed over 1,900 houses in Russia, leaving over 3,100 people homeless and killing 50.
The Nizhny Novgorod, Voronezh and Ryazan Regions have lost the biggest number of houses to the fires.
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Wildfires in Russia in 2010
Temperatures across much of western and central Russia have topped 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in July, causing peat bog and forest fires and creating what is thought to be the worst drought since 1972








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