how do they rebuild their lives and it's a painful process even though it's a new it's a fresh one for many people and the family here they got out ok but they were just too upset to even talk about what they have to go through camera basically eighty six thousand hatters that's two hundred thousand acres have gone up in flames and there's more than three hundred hot spots throughout central russia so that gives you kind of an idea of what these firefighters are going through now two hundred thousand firefighters have been dispatched. to help. battle this blaze but. more bodies put out fires. before the central regions of. victims of fierce forest fires ravaging russian regions police say dozens of been killed and scores injured over a thousand homes have been burnt to the ground. thousands of holidaymakers have been evacuated from recreation centers and holiday camps and transported across the

river. in a woman with. farm and forest rangers are in over their heads trying to contain the blaze with some going without food time for a stranger and he has been fighting the farm for five days with only a shovel in hand. the situation is no better and the. total up all the maybe. we're not getting any help whatsoever we need. we were using. just whatever we

could get everyone who could stand going to work everyone who had any. russian prime minister vladimir putin arrived at nizhni novgorod down friday morning to assess the damage devastated residents had no qualms about erin didn't even says it was wish to know for sure i want to tell everybody. all the houses were built before winter. will be restored because you know that's a tough but necessary task before the cold weather sets in. after this unusually hot summer will be a cold winter so we need to at least provide people with temporary housing and immediately start the construction of permanent homes with the russian government and the regional administrations should certainly reserve resources to finance these needs but in the last ten temperature records broken in moscow and each day the mercury nears forty degree celsius temperatures above forty degrees or forecast

so if there's going to be any end to the infernos and golfing moscow it's going to be down to the russian firefighters and local residents as it doesn't seem like the weather will be on our side tests are still the party. eyewitnesses have been sharing their experiences of the deadly wildfire on the internet and some of them have been uploading their own videos. was the word if you'll move this. slow or slow or stop it. get out of the car. if you don't have the we were in fine shut the door. god region a group of men were trying to escape from a burning village using the only paved road and found themselves trapped by walls of flames they had to turn back when their car almost caught fire one of the men later said it felt like they were in hell. so. all the news now an hour to china is struggling to retrieve thousands of barrels containing dangerous chemicals

from the river in the northeast of the country the containers were lost when heavy flooding hit factories located near the river if the toxic chemicals are not recovered they would reach the russian border within two weeks sarah ferguson outside the chinese embassy here in moscow. the chinese media reporting that thousands of these barrels have now been retrieved from the song. thousands more remain in it floating towards towards russia now of course the song was a subsidiary of the a moon river which it joined in russia's far eastern territory and it would take on two weeks of these barrels to reach and what we're hearing is that the chinese authorities are saying that that's unlikely to happen the barrels run likely to reach the a more and they've actually put in eight barriers as a preventative measure to stop them crossing into russian territory now this is close happen with the flooding that's happening in china and that's the worst flooding that china has seen the nearly

a decade and this close around seventy thousand barrels a day was from the chemical storage facility into this whole river and around four thousand of the we've heard reports. of at three thousand containing this chemical substance the clean up operation now well under way but concerns on both sides of this day about the potential environmental impact where any of these chemical substances leaked into the water say both sides monitoring this cleanup operation of very closely indeed. several teams are collecting the barrels along with all who are rebounding but they're also monitoring the environment in the region so far no changes in the water quality have been detected at the same time russian specialists have registered new changes in the water quality for the past several days in the two nearest region and around the clock the water quality monitoring of the. president through is no health risk for the people living in the area but we've heard that it is posing no immediate threat to people's lives or health

sciences have warned that the substances that are contained in some of these barrels of potentially potentially dangerous chemical substances and we've heard one of these substances is a clear flammable substance that if it comes into contact with human or animal skin would cause. but so obviously there are concerns about those leaking now the chinese authorities again have said that the barrels that are in the water all leak free so it's certainly hope that that won't happen it's not the first time a situation like this is occurred in two thousand and five a chemical spill saw millions of people in china cut off from their water supply you know when this incident happened there was some panic amongst chinese people buying up was concerned that that would happen again and in fact the authorities did. briefly in china it's not certain whether that was the maintenance or whether that was a response to the incident happening but that situation has now been resolved this he said the cleanup operation now underway and everyone just watching that

happening hoping taking over see that no further damage is cool from the situation . some experts believe that leakage from even one floating barrel would cause massive environmental damage. feels like it's a war a lot depends on how soon they manage to retrieve the barrels from the river we still don't know how much of the has a disputed area list still in the river even if only a few of the food barrels leaked toxic chemicals into the water no matter where this happens the effects on the rivers biological resources will be huge and extremely negative and if a few of these chemicals come into contact with a person's skin they should immediately see a doctor as full the urgent measures taken by your thirty's because of the incident the situation looks much better than five years ago when a similar incident occurred the chinese authorities quickly provided the necessary information and some high ranking officials are present on the scene but russia and

china should definitely work more closely to prevent the high risks posed by the fast growth of china's economy which results in incidents like this. and that was again each farts from the russian branch of the world wide fund for nature by the way there's always more in the main stories we're covering at the moment here in r.t. plus plenty of extras on our website that's dot com here's a quick look at what's waiting for you remember a couple of stories along with many other pictures. a man who hijacked a passenger plane in moscow has been detained you can find out how he did it and one wanted. to ask demonstrators proceed to tell hole in the moscow region in a bid to save trains but not from the fires raging across russia you can find out more on their stories and plenty of other features an article that arctic dot com. is. fifty.

five. in germany there are fears dangerous convicts could soon be living freely in the community it comes as the country looks forced to scrap its practice of preventive detention prisoners likely to re-offend can be kept under lock and key even when their official jail sentence ends but the european court of human rights says that is illegal tom barton reports. shifty glances a nervous status that's all we managed to see walter age a murderer and sex offender now living in the german city of sabriel can he's got it all day every day by least four policemen but he's escaped from his mind as before and locals are worried he'll do it again and sing it is very dangerous for the people. in the area because they don't know that such people. such people as this close to them believe that security security.

environment is a big good for him has probably only a few of. these from the prison no money if you work in this building there's no police but since he's living here there's all the day police all the people in town are talking about. and knowing all the people don't want him to be here because there's a school next door and there's a kindergarten move mr wright should still be in prison under germany's policy of preventive detention was designed to keep offenders like him behind bars even after a sentence was served because they were still deemed a danger to the public but it was a policy that fell foul of the european court of human rights which ruled the practice unlawful the german government argued it worked and defended it to the end it's get pushed into failing of course there's a danger that to convict could stay in preventive detention for the rest of his life but to avoid the situation we have frequent specialist checks to assess their

condition and he paid a fall campaign thomas brookman opposes preventive detention that's because he wants longer sentences in the first place. last year another sex offender not given preventive detention was released back into his community a move that still causes angry protests today now these fears of being replicated across germany guy did you opt for a few of these criminals we repeat such crimes again that's the worst thing that could happen and it probably will happen because they weren't put away others also think the new arrangements are less than satisfactory it costs far more to keep offenders under guard in the community than behind bars the german newspaper billed put the figure at twelve thousand euros a day compared to one hundred day in prison a large price to pay when lawyers argue it hardly provides the freedoms of daily life if he goes into a shop and there's always two people following him if he goes to

a doctor two people are next to him and that's that's impossible to have a normal life michael ray burger is now fighting for greater freedoms mr h. the criminals right serve little worry to most germans and chris about the safety of their own families people who are concerned about this man in their midst but it's estimated there could be at least another two hundred ten should be dangerous criminals released soon across germany was that might ease conscience's in strasburg doesn't ease anyone's nerves here martin r.t. broken germany. the taliban has threatened to hunt down those responsible for releasing information about the militant group it says it's studying data published on the web site wiki leaks and will punish the afghan informants details of operations by american and other allied forces in afghanistan between two thousand and four and two thousand and nine have been published online and website says it will soon put up thousands more documents. police in afghanistan have to file

warning shots to disperse a crowd after four civilians were killed in a traffic accident the target of the violence was an s.u.v. a vehicle normally associated with foreigners however it's unclear who the car belonged to as the occupants fled the scene a similar traffic accident in kabul involving a u.s. military convoy in two thousand and six triggered an anti american right that killed fourteen. at least four hundred people have been killed in pakistan over the last three days during floods triggered by monsoon rains thousands were left stranded as emergency services struggled to reach remote villages nearly four hundred thousand have been displaced so far and the provincial government has declared a state of emergency the two ritual rains are expected to continue over the weekend . the leaders of syria and saudi arabia have called on lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence at a summit in beirut with lebanon's prime minister they pledged solidarity during a time of heightened tension between the shiite sunni communities it's feared that

maybe clashes as a u.n. tribunal is reportedly to indict members of the has been a movement for the killing of lebanon's former prime minister rafik hariri it's the syrian president's first visit to the country since two thousand and five when beirut blamed damascus for the assassination. brings up to date for the moment i'll be back with the headlines for in about ten minutes from now in the meantime we join martin andrew says he takes off from the moscow city heat to take a tour of russia's historical golden ring that's in moscow and coming up next here on r.t. . hello

and welcome to plug in here. a couple of ancient rules here lies the source of russia is or is it and it's i was as it's one of the closest golden ring cities to moscow it's a popular day trip enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of tourists every here. people have lived in this area of russia five or twenty five thousand years the city was founded in eleven o eight by ota a flood to be

a model mosque and that's where the city gets its name of a new research suggests the city is even older dating back to the tenth century regardless of which founding date is the most accurate the city's mr stark a significant events occurred around two hundred years later. mother mia had little political on the tree influence throughout the region until it rose in significance off of the crown was transferred from cecil to the town here this that involve the name change the entire principality from rostov sue still to bludgeoning soused to . the golden gate was erected in eleven sixty four i was the out. symbol of the city its witness everything from celebrations to tragedies and. over the city's main entrance its field so goes with it as you can see. today the city is full of modern life tourist buses zoom past the sights and snap happy tourists take photographs is new buildings that stand next to ancient and historical structures that are centuries old is happy harmony makes

a fascinating city what it is today. it's worth exploring the backstreets in the hillside areas behind the cathedral not only will you see impressive views here but the locals relax meet friends and family sing songs and paint. in city attorney it's so nice to come and relax here with friends in the fresh air surrounded by impressive architecture. is roughly one hundred and eighty kilometers from moscow the best way to get here is by car if you don't have your own transport like teach to train. station three times a day. the magnificent golden white some shifty jewel is the main highlight it was built in eleven fifty seven and became the main model for cathedrals all over russia it was the principal place where the princes of mention russia were crowned and as a sign of political and religious power it can be seen from kilometers away. as you

examine the history of lies in me you find that at every corner you'll encounter interesting facts figures legends and stories there are also dozens of monuments spread throughout the city this one here is a bloody mess with a slab of edge also known as the red sun. the best feel of the entire area is from the top of the belfry sadly it's close to the public but fortunately the church officials have invited me to take a look at the original belfry struck by lightning sir it was replaced with what you see today. what is over two hundred years old i don't disagree with you still the case isn't writing slightly out of breath at the top when met by selection of impressive pals and just look at these incredible views. and that's brings us to our guest straight into his just two months right is on his first visit to russia to skate the madness and mayhem of most here's

a sample the delights of the golden range between time he wants he simply wants the discipline just. so if i benefit to expect my time in moscow which is just completely different to a different anything i expected i mean it's unbelievable i was expecting snow and rain and minus temperatures and then i come to. think the drools near the beautiful golden gates as well as this place here i mean it's completely out of this world it's sort of a traditional russian architecture it is really on night sort of cornices which is out for a fantastic i've never seen before and even a well i think it's absolutely beautiful and surprising. so in this new russian village australian friends said softly explore what there is to see.

a lot of me. and. those and i between three people that i can probably even comparable to a backpack is in new york or london. still you book always make sure you know what type of room you'll get to. the west in renovation and conditioning is needed during the hot and sticky russian summer in some way these houses. are made from corrugated iron the big difference is the artistic statements as you can see here and there. and having inside them a must for here at the hotel let's see what say something so traditional russian cooking.

russian. please guest i'd say. if the sun is too hot during your visit then there are several suggestions we have for you about the same to me and suso history architect and awed museum founded in one nine hundred fifty six is one of the first such museums in russia the united states of the fifty architectural monuments in the region including several unesco heritage sites the war and history display of the museum is located inside the golden gate tower if it is lots of armor and weapons from the twelfth to the nineteenth centuries also information about some of the region's most important military people can be found in the museum highlights of the display inside the gates is a dire omma recreating the events of the year twelve thirty eight when titles among

those invaded russia and seized plaza mia. another suggestion of where to stay cool is inside the assumption cathedral as it's one of the most important churches in the country the interiors are impressive and grand it's decorated with frescoes mosaics and icons the highlight being several valuable religious masterpieces one of the most worshiped holy relics of the russian church is on display here the vladimir icon of the mother of going to. the fifteenth century frescoes by famous russian. i come painter and they rubinoff also attract many admiring businesses to the religious sites. and if you think you've seen all the sights and blood in me and then to top wary as a town ghosts who soundly is also cars by with its peaceful aching quaint village it's a time travelling journey to the past there's also a holiday center in the town offering you the experience of being closer to the

region's nature to enjoy outer activities like hiking in the woods cycling and canoeing at the camp just don't forget to have your mosquito repellents and sun cream with you. people for decades mistakenly translate to cusco stanley as crystal goose in english however new research suggests it comes from the word for the tree in old slavic language founded in seven hundred fifty six it only has a population of around sixty thousand but it's known throughout russia for its famous glass factory. and thomas formed around the plant in the eighteenth century at that time glass was mostly used just by the wealthy so the factory aimed at producing it for the masses to use in the every day lives. that you're really already feeling here from this amazing life palace and people working here without the thick of the forest for just a hundred laborous that is various items from breaking glass as well as this

process thick skulled says. it's amazing that inside such industrial and brush setting they can produce icing suit jackets and beautiful. the whole process hasn't changed much over the past two hundred years eyes in the us so how made by skilled local workers. this delightful building in the town was constructed as a judge at the end of the nineteenth century during the soviet times it's close like thousands of others around the country this church here big. came government offices and the cinema it wasn't until ninety three it became a museum and. there are thousands of glossy items here ranging from the eighteenth century onwards representing the history and development of the factories craftsmanship. there was a tradition of giving crystal artworks is gifts to their guests a photo a town and also important and famous people in russia you can resemble these crystal table lamps decorated with emblems of all the soviet republics were

presented just two million see so sometime later a similar land was given to a question of the going cosmonaut yuri gagarin presented onesie and the people of totally presented him with a beautiful was made in the shape of a soaring birds know this moss is on display at the space museum in star city and the candidates will be here. piecing together mediæval a modern day russia brings a spectrum of starkey cultural wonders and witnessing true russian country life in the past and present i think also helps many westerners untangle the knots they have regarding life here so enjoy the summer sun bright and the much cool architecture and local traditions a visit to one of russia's golden ring cities and towns is an experience you will never forget. while unfortunately my time is up that's all we have from this week's program i love beautiful areas of brotherly i am good i'll see you again at the same time next week for more cultural style again from yet another amazing golden

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the. is. what comes in i'm from the russian capital twenty four hours a day this is all tea top stories now at least twenty five people being killed in wildfires across russia as a record breaking heat wave grips the country homes have been destroyed and thousands of fled as far fight and struggle to stop the flames spreading. emergency crews are scouring a river in china from barrels of toxic chemicals which could reach russia in two weeks thousands of containers were swept away during severe flooding chinese authorities say the drums are tightly sealed and don't pose any threat. to germany looks forced to scrap the system that keeps some convicts behind bars indefinitely

preventive detention aims to stop prisoners refunding by keeping them official sentences and in the european court of human rights says that's illegal. i'll be back with more news for us in half an hour from now the meantime will take you to the central asian country can stand where ethnic tensions recently turned violent claiming hundreds of lives especially report next on r.t. . rest has long been kurdistan's national color at one point the word scared and rat in memphis saying. on the national flag it symbolizes valor. the golden sun in the sun to represents one asked for.