Russia struggles to tame raging wildfires

  • 14 years ago
Wildfires that are blazing out of control in central Russia have fallen by half since Tuesday but there are still 92,700 hectares (more than 350 square miles) of land alight across the country. Thousands of firefighters have been drafted in but with such a large area to cover, many local residents are on their own in the face of the inferno.Duration: 01:48

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