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Russia’s Siberian and Far Eastern districts are gripped by over 160 forest fires caused by abnormally hot weather and drought.
Kommersant
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Planes and helicopters of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry have dumped over 1,000 tons of water on wildfires in Siberia`s Tomsk region.
Kommersant
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A state of emergency is maintained in the Tomsk region, in Krasnoyarsk territory and in the republic of Tuva.
RIA-Novosti
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Visitors' access to forests has been curbed in the republic of Altai, in two districts of the Trans-Baikal Territory and in seven districts of the Omsk region.
Kommersant
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Russia’s Defense Ministry choppers have joined rescuers combating forest fires in the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk.
Kommersant
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As many as 2,871 personnel, 332 pieces of firefighting equipment and 28 aircraft participated in the firefighting effort, plus 362 Avialesokhrana personnel.
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The worst situation is still in Tomsk Region. Thirty four forest fires were reported in the area, its total square being some 10,000 hectares.
Kommersant
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The most successful operation which brought a considerable improvement in the wildfire situation was held in the Tyva Republic.
RIA-Novosti
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Right now, Russia has forest fires at an area of about 17.000 hectares.
Tass Photo
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According to the Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov, the blaze hasn’t spread to settlements in the area though locals are suffering from smog.
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As for rural Russia, that only last year was the world’s third-biggest grain producer, it suffers colossal damages. It threats to destroy a significant part of the crops.
Tass Photo
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The summer of 2010 was intensified by large-scale wildfires that raged in 22 Russian western regions, killing 60 people and burning down some 2,500 households.
RIA-Novosti
