Published 2 years ago

Forest fire smoke drifts into Russian capital amid heatwave

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Smoke has drifted into Moscow from the Ryazan region, some 200 kilometres (125 miles) away. The region's acting governor, Pavel Malkov, said helicopters had been flown in to tackle the blazes. Temperatures are expected to reach as high as 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 Fahrenheit) next week in Moscow.

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Forest fire smoke drifts into Russian capital amid heatwave

By Caleb Davis MOSCOW - Russian firefighters worked to tackle blazes burning through forests southeast of Moscow on Thursday as residents of the capital complained of sweltering heat and the pungent smell of smoke. Smoke has drifted into Moscow this week from the Ryazan region, some 200 kilometres (125 miles) away, where officials have been scrambling personnel to put out the fires.

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