Terran
14-Aug-2010, 10:32 PM
I am surprised this hasnt been posted yet....
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-08/14/c_13444740.htm
Abnormal drought, which was caused by heat unprecedented in Russia's 130 years of record-keeping, has destroyed 30 percent of the country's crops.
There were downpours Friday in Moscow after several rainless weeks, but dozens of wildfires, one of them near the country's top nuclear research center, were still burning.
The Emergency Situations Ministry said more than 500 wildfires continued to rage across the country, including 29 around Moscow, adding that about 14,000 firefighters were battling blazes around the capital.
Wildfires have been raging across Russia over the past month, killing over 50 people and leaving thousands homeless.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-08/14/c_13444740.htm
Abnormal drought, which was caused by heat unprecedented in Russia's 130 years of record-keeping, has destroyed 30 percent of the country's crops.
There were downpours Friday in Moscow after several rainless weeks, but dozens of wildfires, one of them near the country's top nuclear research center, were still burning.
The Emergency Situations Ministry said more than 500 wildfires continued to rage across the country, including 29 around Moscow, adding that about 14,000 firefighters were battling blazes around the capital.
Wildfires have been raging across Russia over the past month, killing over 50 people and leaving thousands homeless.