Voice of Russia: Putin arrives in fire-ravaged Nizhni Novgorod Region
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on July 30 called an emergency meeting with local officials to discuss efforts to combat forest fires in the region.

Voice of Russia: Putin arrives in fire-ravaged Nizhni Novgorod Region

Jul 30, 2010 at 10:41
Vladimir Putin has arrived in the Nizhni Novgorod Region, in the Volga River basin, which is engulfed in forest fires. Read the story here.

The situation is quite grave, so the Russian Prime Minister is calling an emergency meeting with local leaders.

The fires have been caused by the heat wave that hit central Russia and the Volga River basin almost a month ago and has since been around.

Read the entire article here.

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