In Russia fires

Over the past two days, the fires in central Russia claimed the lives of 25 people. Completely or partially destroyed 14 villages and hamlets. Without a roof over their heads were nearly three thousand people. Firefighting conducted around the clock. And Saturday, perhaps add more work. As the weather forecasters promise again hot and dry weather in most of the regions of fire.





Woman comforting pogorelitsu with a chicken on his hands, which stands in front of what was left of her home. The picture was taken in the suburbs of Voronezh on 30 June. In the central Russian raging fires, which killed over 25 people. The cause of the fire was abnormally hot summer, the hottest in the last 130 years, during which in Russia is being weather statistics. (Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters)



Fire in the ruins of the burnt house near Voronezh on Friday. In fires in the Voronezh region, near Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow burned a thousand houses. (Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters)



Soldier goes on a background of birch trees blackened by fire. The picture was taken near Voronezh. In the Voronezh region, more than 500 people lost their homes. Burned three city hospitals, hostels, and about a dozen camps. The victims of the fires were five people, including emergency workers. (Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters)

Vladimir Putin, the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region Valery Shantsev and an officer of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are on the burnt village near Vyksa in Nizhny Novgorod region on Friday. Because of the fires, hundreds of people in the region were left homeless. "By the winter all the houses will be restored, - Putin said the villagers - I promise - the village will be restored." (Alexey Druzhinyn / EPA)



Paprika front of the ruins of the burned house near Voronezh on Friday. (Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters)



Woman standing against a background of strong fire, holding icons and crosses. The picture was taken near the town of Vyksa, on Thursday, July 29th. (Mikhail Voskresensky / Reuters)



People against the backdrop of a burning house near the town of Vyksa. (Mikhail Voskresensky / Reuters)



Woman sitting among his things and looks like burn her house. The picture was taken under Vyksa July 29th. (Mikhail Voskresensky / Reuters)



Church under Vyksa on background clouds of smoke from the fire. (Mikhail Voskresensky / Reuters)



Burning grass near Aviation Museum Khodynka in Moscow on July 29. (AFP - Getty Images)



Local residents lined up in a human chain during the extinguishing of fires in the forest near the town of Shatura, south-east of Moscow on July 29. (Sergey Ponomarev / AP)



Fire while extinguishing fires in the forest near the town of Shatura on 27 July. (Denis Sinyakov / Reuters)



Moscow Kremlin closed the heavy cloud of smog on 27 July. The capital, where one can hardly breathe, shrouded in smoke from peat and forest fires burning around the capital. (Sergei Ilnitsky / EPA)

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