Russia's devastating wildfires
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Lyudmila Stepanova, whose house was burned to the ground, gestures while standing at the site of fire in the village of Peredeltsy in Ryazan region, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Temperatures up to 38C have exacerbated forest and peat bog fires across Russia's central and western regions, destroying close to 2,000 homes. Officials have suggested the 10,000 firefighters battling the blazes aren't enough to go around.
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Valentina Kotikova, whose mother died from a stroke, reportedly because their house was burned to the ground, stands at the site of fire in the village of Peredeltsy in Ryazan region, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010.
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Firefighters attempt to extinguish a forest fire near the village of Plotava, 80 km east of Moscow, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010.
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Volunteers try to extinguish a forest fire near the village of Plotava, 80 km east of Moscow, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010.
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Volunteers try to extinguish a forest fire near the village of Plotava, 80 km east of Moscow, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010.
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Firefighters try to extinguish a fire near the village of Plotava, 80 km east of Moscow, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010.
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Firefighters try to extinguish a fire near the village of Plotava, 80 km east of Moscow, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010.
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People, no name given, try to extinguish a forest fire which came very close to their summer cottages in the village of Murmino in tje Ryazan region of Russia, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010.
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A woman, no name given, tries to extinguish a forest fire which came very close to her summer cottages in the village of Murmino in Ryazan region, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010.
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Sergei Semanov, 53, together with his neighbours try to extinguish a forest fire which came very close to their summer cottages in the village of Murmino in Ryazan region, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010.
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A firefighter attempts to extinguish a forest fire near the village of Dolginino in the Ryazan region, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.
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A firefighter attempts to extinguish a forest fire near the village of Dolginino in the Ryazan region, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.
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A firefighter attempts to extinguish a forest fire near the village of Dolginino in the Ryazan region, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010
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Local citizens attempt to extinguish a forest fire near the village of Dolginino in the Ryazan region, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.
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Local citizens attempt to extinguish a forest fire near the village of Dolginino in the Ryazan region, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.
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A Russian Emergency Ministry helicopter spews sea water onto a burning land-fill area in the village of Loo near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.
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A masked man walks in the thick smoke as he walks past homes destroyed in a fire, in Peredeltsy, Ryazan region, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.
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A firefighter tries to extinguish a forest fire near the village of Laskovo in the Ryazan region, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.
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Townspeople, and residents of summer cottages, walk protecting themselves from a thick smoke of a forest fire which came very close to their village near the town of Elektrogorsk, some 88 km east of Moscow, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010.
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Yelena Savina, 27, stands near a charred chimney, all that is left of a house that was burned to the ground during a fire at the village of Peredeltsy in Ryazan region, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.
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A man looks at charred bike standing near the ruins of a house that was burned during a fire at the village of Peredeltsy in Ryazan region, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.
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A man looks at charred car standing in the middle of the charred chimneys, all what is left of the houses that were burned to the ground during a fire at the village of Peredeltsy in Ryazan region, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks with a firefighter in a burned forest at Voronezh region on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.
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A charred car stands near the charred chimneys, all what is left of the houses that were burned to the ground during a fire at the village of Peredeltsy in Ryazan region, some 180 km southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010.
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Townspeople, residents summer cottages, walk protecting themselves from a thick smoke from a forest fire which came very close to their village near the town of Elektrogorsk, some 88 km east of Moscow, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010.
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A firefighter tries to extinguish a forest fire which came very close to a village of summer cottages near the town of Elektrogorsk, some 88 km east of Moscow, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010.
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Firefighters try to extinguish a forest fire near the town of Elektrogorsk, some 88 km east of Moscow, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010.
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Firefighters try to extinguish a forest fire near the town of Elektrogorsk, some 88 km east of Moscow, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010.
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Firefighters try to extinguish a forest fire near the town of Elektrogorsk, some 88 km east of Moscow, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010.
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Margarita Sholokhova, centre, who's house was destroyed in last week's fire in the village of Kadanok, 150 km southeast of Moscow, is seen with her her sons, Tuesday, Aug, 3, 2010.
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An arch-like fragment of a heating system and remnants of a chimney are all that is left of a wooden house destroyed by last week's fire is in the village of Kadanok, 150 km southeast of Moscow, seen Tuesday, Aug, 3, 2010.
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A cross-like fragment of a metal fence destroyed by last week's fire is in the village of Kadanok, 150 kilometers southeast of Moscow, seen Tuesday, Aug, 3, 2010.
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A ceramic dog statue that survived last week's fire is seen surrounded by burned-down ruins of the wooden house in the village of Kadanok, 150 kilometers southeast of Moscow, seen Tuesday, Aug, 3, 2010.
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Anatoly Simaletov, 72, stands at the court yard of his house after it was destroyed by a forest fire at the village Shuberskoe 20 km north of the town of Voronezh, Russia, Monday, Aug. 2, 2010.
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A burned car stand between the ruin of the houses which was destroyed by a forest fire at the village Shuberskoe 20 km north of the town of Voronezh, Russia, Monday, Aug. 2, 2010.
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Maria Orehova, 76, weeps at a distribution centre for donated clothes, after her house was burned by a forest fire at a suburb of the town of Voronezh some 500 km south of Moscow, Monday, Aug. 2, 2010.
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A firefighter works to extinguish a forest fire burning near a suburb of the town of Voronezh some 500 km south of Moscow, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010.
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A local man attempts to extinguish a forest fire near a suburb of the town of Voronezh some 500 km south of Moscow, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010.
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A man stands at the court yard of his house after it was burnt by a forest fire near the town of Voronezh some 500 km south of Moscow, Saturday, July 31, 2010.
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Residents search belongings from the ruin of their houses which were destroyed by a forest fire in the town of Voronezh some 500 km south of Moscow, Saturday, July 31, 2010.
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The forest seen after it was burnt by a forest fire near the town of Voronezh some 500 km south of Moscow, Saturday, July 31, 2010.
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General view of the ruin of the houses which were destroyed by a forest fire at the outskirts of the town Voronezh some 500 km south of Moscow, Saturday, July 31, 2010.
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A woman searches for her belongings from the ruin of her house which was destroyed by a forest fire at the town of Voronezh some 500 km south of Moscow, Saturday, July 31, 2010.
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Dry grass burning near the village of Mokhovoe which was destroyed by a forest fire near the town of Lukhovitsy some 135 km southeast of Moscow, Friday, July 30, 2010.
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Women, local residents, look at what is left of buildings burned to the ground in the village of Mokhovoe which was destroyed by a forest fire near the town of Lukhovitsy some 135 km southeast of Moscow, Friday, July 30, 2010.
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A view of the village of Mokhovoe, which was destroyed by a forest fire near the town of Lukhovitsy some 135 km southeast of Moscow, Friday, July 30, 2010.
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A charred car stands in front of a chimney, all of what is left of a house that was burned to the ground, in the village of Mokhovoe, destroyed by a forest fire near the town of Lukhovitsy some 135 km southeast of Moscow, Friday, July 30, 2010.
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The carcass of a charred bird lies in the village of Mokhovoe destroyed by a forest fire near the town of Lukhovitsy some 135 km southeast of Moscow, Friday, July 30, 2010.
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A local resident runs near a peat fire in a forest near the town of Lubertsi, southeast of Moscow in Shatura, late Thursday, July 29, 2010.
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Local residents look at a heavy smog from a fire in a forest near the town of Shatura, some 130 km southeast of Moscow, Thursday, July 29, 2010.
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