· August, 2010

Stories about Video from August, 2010

Russia: Towns and Villages on Fire

RuNet Echo  1 August 2010

Hundreds of forest and peat fires are raging across central Russia. The organization of the firefighting effort has been inadequate in many cases, and local residents often choose to self-mobilize and defend nearby towns and villages with whatever means they happen to have at their disposal.

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