About 270 new wildfires flare up in Russia in last 24 hours – ministry – RIA Novosti 08/08/10

The Guardian About 270 new wildfires flare up in Russia in last 24 hours - ministry RIA Novosti MOSCOW, August 8 (RIA Novosti) - Over 270 new wildfires have flared up in the past twenty-four hours in Russia, which suffers its worst drought in decades, the emergencies ministry said on Sunday. "In the last twenty-four hours, 269 new wildfires have ... Health warning over Moscow smog from wildfires BBC News Wildfires Continue to Rage Across Russia Voice of America Russian troops dig canal around Sarov nuclear base as wildfires grow The Guardian Aljazeera.net