here didn't want to go on camera but he showed us mobile phone footage of when the fire started it was literally just a wall of fire as tall as the trees it was terrifying and they said that it all happened in almost a matter of seconds there was literally nothing people could do the fire spread from the trees to the houses burning them down in seconds people losing everything that they've been accumulating for their entire lives and now they don't know what to do how to start over again and this of course is just one of the villages in russia where such a thing such a terrible thing has happened all across the country where the fires are ravaging central russia for over a month thousands of people have been left homeless over five hundred injured and over fifty people have already lost their lives because of this terrible fire ravaging central russia. reporting. remains under a heavy blanket of smoke coming from the fire surrounding the city although some

respond it is likely over the next day or two the smoke looks set to get worse by the end of the week you go to prison off in the heart of the russian capital. at the moment it does seem like the situation is improving just a little bit the wind is picking up just a little bit compared to just a few hours ago when it was impossible almost to see the kremlin which is this right there are several hundred meters away but i can tell you it's still very hard to believe that without a gas mask i have my own one right here but despite the mask why are you guys are still aging and still watering and this heat is not making it any easier the environmentalists are saying that currently the air in moscow is so polluted that reading it just for a few hours is equal to small king two packs of cigarettes they strongly advise people to stay inside to shut the windows to drink as much water as possible because these conditions are especially difficult for the elderly and for people

with heart and lung problems and in fact doctors are saying that the death toll in at hospitals across the city has now doubled and they see that that's because of the pollution authorities have organized several so-called small centers across the capital where water and gas masks are being distributed but in fact there are also reports that pharmacies and many formosa's across the city are sold out of medical masks but these medical masks are really of no use in these conditions what you need is a mask like this one which has an opening equipped with a filter that may be useful and that kind of makes it a little bit easier to withstand these conditions but lots of people are trying to flee the capital going to wherever is wherever place without the smog and without the small there without this pollution and of course those who are in the capital

at the moment are very concerned about the situation let's listen to what some of them had to say. the smoggiest terrible icon grief it makes my eyes. and nothing helps no matter what we do with everywhere masks were quick true things over the windows. which were people shouldn't work in such conditions the government must send them. gives like you who can option their establishment in here it makes my throat sore and his feel is dreadful weather forecasts to predict a change in winds perhaps on tuesday or on wednesday and a little bit of cooling in temperatures perhaps even a little bit of rain because moscow is currently praying for a change in weather but the forecast also say that this small is expected to return by the end of the week the situation in moscow region is almost as bad as in the capital itself but environmentalists say that in large cities eating more speakers

this the small is mixed with the fumes and that it is even more harmful for the climate than for your health seventeen regions in russia have been affected by the fire so basically you have to choose where you need to go there are reports that it is a little bit better but not not closer than three hundred kilometers to the north of moscow before stant seen petersburg should be all right but fairly it's also been affected by the smog for one or two days during the weekends and now apparently it's a little bit better. reporting later this hour we've got more on the russian . wildlife while we look at how animal lovers in the region try to save their vulnerable ones from the approaching flames. has been commemorating the victims of the atomic bomb dropped by the u.s.

sixty five years ago it was the second nuclear attack against civilians just three days after the first target was devastated as a result of the bombings to one hundred thousand people died either in the. radiation poisoning or representatives from more than thirty countries gathered with survivors to highlight their message to the world that humans and nuclear arsenals can co-exist. thomas was at the center of. the city of nagasaki is smaller than the city of hiroshima and so the ceremony was smaller and much more intimate as well but no less important that the time of the bombing about two hundred seventy thousand people live here in the city seventy thousand of those people died at the moment of the bombing let me give you a little bit of history and wasn't officially the primary target in fact. the city of kokura japan was supposed to be the target but when scouts realized that there were clouds covering the city they couldn't see the target they moved onto nagasaki

which was home of a munitions plant at the time there were clouds over nagasaki as well about eleven there was a break in the clouds they were given the go ahead to drop the bomb and at that time eleven o two the bomb exploded in japan that moment was marked here today with air raid sirens and bells and a moment of reflection and inward prayer as people stood for a minute in silence and then followed by a declaration of peace one of the main messages that people wanted to get out here today was their hopes that nagasaki is the last city that will ever have to endure a nuclear attack we also heard from the prime minister of japan as well. the governor of the nagasaki prefecture as well as survivors of the atomic bomb explosion in nagasaki at the time we had the opportunity to speak to two of the survivors this is their story. sixty five years ago. he was enjoying a simple morning bicycle ride when in a tragic instant his life was changed forever. i was thrown to the

ground and i didn't eat piecing sound i thought i had been killed but i encourage myself not to die that it was important to go on living. at first noticed his bicycle had been twisted and bent out of shape but as he started to move he began to realize the severity of his own condition. on my left shoulder my skin was dripping off and i had severe burns. eleven year old yoshi he was at home with his twin brother just two kilometers from the blast center on that fateful morning. at eleven o two i saw the lights and give to the floor to cover my hand eyes and ears there was a wave in our entire house crashed over us. go and his brothers crawled from the rubble and went into the city to look for their father who worked at the mitsubishi munitions plant close to the heart of the explosion on their way they found countless charred bodies and a terrifying scene you had. while crossing the river we were drawn to

a woman who was walking with what looked like a wide belt cloth trailing behind her was when we took a closer look it was her intestines coming out of her stomach there was nothing we could do. this is the hyper center of the bomb which means sixty five years ago it exploded five hundred meters above this exact spot and the people who suffered that horrific event well their stories are truly amazing but what they didn't know back then just as disturbing is the long term effects of that radiation the effect is continuing. cutting her. that means sixty five. so that are true that. radiation is affecting human bodies for sixty five years. has had continuous surgeries throughout his life to remove tumors on his back caused by the radiation now he declares that the war did not end in one thousand

nine hundred five but rather the effects continue to this day and even though. he wasn't as severely injured initially. as an adult he has endured liver disease and two types of cancer attributed to the bomb as well as a psychological damage of the event but the atomic bomb was extremely cruel america should never have a drop of the bombs and human beings on the tests in new mexico should have been the end of nuclear weapons once the power of these weapons was known but having experienced the wrath of the world's most devastating weapon these two survivors have one shared message. saying people use the wood deterrent but i do not believe that human beings can co-exist with nuclear weapons a reason why the a bombs survivors of hiroshima and nagasaki are pushing for peace and complete global nuclear disarmament sean thomas nagasaki japan.

and tony lloyd labor m.p. and chair of the all party group on global security and nonproliferation says there's still the threat of nuclear strikes around the world and it should be taken very seriously. if you look at the the history of the post nuclear age the reality really is this is that the world has been lucky that we've not mourn you can explode is not. gifted by the great foresight and intelligence of our collective politicians nuclear accident could take place even in this this stage now because we know the so much for sale material so it's only at any point in time we couldn't be certain i can say place and cause the problem perforation not simply to new states we know the concern of the moment for example about your brown or north korea something i think across the globe actually may be just

as real as the capacity for the terrorist to get hold of nuclear materials and construct but terrorist nuclear weapons know those things to make a world where you could put in very seriously the dangers of nuclear weapons in this area and commit the only thing that will stop the proliferation or the states or to serious which is by getting rid of nuclear weapons and it can be done not overnight but it can be done if this generation has the political will. and coming up for you in just a few minutes right here on our birthright of controversy india's so-called untouchables are reigniting a debate over discrimination where the those of a higher caste refused to give up age old traditions despite government prohibitions. are less good as a mother news now making headlines all around the world and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu defended his country's actions of an internal inquiry into the gaza flotilla incident he also criticized turkey saying it had been seeking

a confrontation the inquiry is looking at the lead up to the storming by commandos over the garza bound ship netanyahu said he was in the u.s. at the time which is why the defense minister ehud barak was in charge of the operation which was also expected to testify at the inquiry later on monday. three central european countries have started to clean up the damage caused by severe flooding over the weekend as waters begin to slowly recede many poles czechs and germans evacuated from the worst hit areas have managed to return to their homes thousands of houses remain without gas and electricity eleven people were known to have died in the floods. but in portugal it's the intense heat and tinder dry conditions wreaking havoc the wildfires are raging across the country with fifteen big blazes in the country's north and center the largest in the pedro de sol region has been burning for four days police suspect arsonists may

be to blame for some of the fires. and as wildfires spread across a large swath of russia threatening to destroy everything in their path they need to save those who can't help themselves it's prompted a special community effort to move found out. a race against time but i thought everyone from the animal shelter who can help is helping do anything possible to keep the wolf or in this case the fire from the door because behind it live a thousand different animals with no escape. each has its own story this monkey was no longer wanted because he has diabetes each day he needs two shots of medication and gives back a little thank you for the care. however his and his friend's new home is in jeopardy oh flames are threatening to overrun the shelter

it seems like the fire was playing a game of cat and mouse with animal shelter and spray on it from different sides and it seemed like the game was almost lost just a couple days ago when the fire was as close as one hundred fifty meters in that forest the dancing flames were only stopped by this ditch quickly dug by tractor and workers from the animal shelter armed of buckets shovels and fire hoses their efforts pushed the flames back by kilometer but the danger remains. right now the fire is coming from that direction we put out the ground five of the treetops of burning to it so halt us shoes when they will sing for almost a week employees from the animal shelter how flawed the flames around the clock we have thirty workers and most of them are here just a few are taking care of the animals evacuating around a thousand animals is very difficult almost impossible and you cannot do it quickly special equipment is needed for some species like bears still they've had little other choice than to fight nature's full fury themselves but with little help from

the authorities. when we tried calling the firemen they told us that fire trucks have busy and we have to extinguish the fire sounds like you can put in and manpower the firemen say there's only so much they can do that we're working double shifts additional shifts people shouldn't be insulted by have to fire trucks and provide help where it's needed there is no threat now for the villages animal shelter or anyone else the fires are under control. this means more of the water can now be used for more peaceful purposes timothy crosser archie mosco region. attempts to break down the caste system in india are being resisted by many while discrimination is illegal changing an ingrained mindset is more difficult than simply changing the law one school is experiencing the struggle as artie's charan singh reports. it's a problem that's been simmering but now slowly davey sees its fast reaching boiling

point she's a newly appointed cook in this primary school and john import here to prepare the government funded midday meal but despite sony's best intentions some of the students turn their noses up at many creations because she's a doll it or untouchable in traditional hindu society only upper caste cooks are allowed to go community minos. now and some upper caste children don't want to eat food made by me their parents consider the food polluted by my touch what can i do i'm here to make lunch in the school and treat the children here just like my own kids one hundred twenty million children across india receive a meet every working day in the largest school lunch program in the world but when the education ministry decided to send the it cooks to get schools where the majority of pupils are upper caste hindus many found that hard to swallow.

the media a meal can entice poor parents to send their children to school the kids look forward to it but there are some parents who don't want their children to eat food made by low caste people and have removed their children from here and also threaten us as well. meet the same family a member of the upper caste raj board community they refused to allow their ten year old son but him on and to continue studying in a school which they felt didn't respect their customs and pulled him out immediately. we are after caste we believe strongly in the cost system we cannot. it mate touched by somebody from a lower caste that's why we moved our child from this government school him into print activists see this kind of reaction demonstrates the difficulty in eradicating the caste system discrimination on the basis of caste is illegal in india but the practice is still entrenched in rural areas where the kind of work

you do who you can eat with is largely divided along gas lines. and a much loved people are treated like at the upper castes or just about they tell us stay on one side watch the utensils that anything to humiliate us they want to surround main low and never rise up. the government says legal action will be taken against villagers who are poor cooks in schools the earlier this is done the better after all this attempt to get children of all castes to eat together irrespective of who's made the food is a small but important step in the country's journey to bridge social divisions got and seeing r.t. . and we'll do another update of the top stories in a few minutes but first the business news with korea. so we hear that russia's first low cost airline could have its license revoked because of financial problems tell us about that that's right rory well it was supposed to be

a cheap airline but it ended up raising prices to match the network airlines and all that without any in-flight service now we'll have more on that in the program but first to other stories internet advertising in russia has increased thirty three percent in the first half of two thousand and ten year on year that's the fastest growing growth among all the sectors of the country's advertising industry the market as a whole group ten percent where growth picking up pace in the second quarter experts say if the dynamics keep up an old growth of the russian advertising market could be higher and earlier forecast. microsoft is expanding its supporting program for russian style. companies each company will get several million dollars only microsoft announced its plans to invest more than three hundred thirty million dollars in russia over the next three years for the first time the corporation is ready to invest into startup companies directly before it just supplied them with free software. plus markets again an evening session with energy majors leading

on both of forces those hydro the top performing blue chip on the gas is leading on the r.t.s. norilsk nickel is the top winner so far on the r.t.s. over three percent banks also highwood. one percent in the block. and now let's cross over to europe where markets are rising up to german exports reached the highest levels since late two thousand and eight and indications that the economy is recovering oil and energy majors are leading with world dutch shell repsol and all up between one point three and two percent. gain two percent after it said cementing procedures. in the gulf of mexico have been successful to travelers leading over three percent of the foot sea and siemens is the leader on the docks two point eight percent. and in the u.s. stocks are on the rise in early trading following european gains as investors await federal reserve report the market is getting

a lift from some obsolete company news as well as reporting strong sales. are low cost airlines sky express is facing the prospect of having its license revoked because of financial problems and a lack of reliability it was supposed to be a pioneer in the new world of low cost to travel in russia so ever be possible to fly cheap in russia. this airplane costs about ten dollars an hour unfortunately this is the closest trust funds can get to a low cost airline in this country regular air carriers so even the message flies at the price of many people's monthly salary and russians are craving for the discounters so popular abroad eight pounds from liverpool to a crack of twenty euros from a front for a russia's first low cost airlines sky express was meant to be like that however

its and that are praising prices to match the network airlines but without the reliability or in-flight service constantin to tear down the head of charter airlines redwing says flying low cost is very expensive in russia and the experience of express proves it is impossible to repeat the business model off ryan there is a jet wuornos deal which war it's only possible to make a quasi low cost airline was just a budgetary or we will have one or two but he won't be able to have such extremely low tariffs isn't europe or the speeds constantine says russia offers few opportunities for a carrier to strip out expenses at twenty percent temporary juta on planes and monopolize asked services contribute equally to all russian carriers on the cost is high then most cities just don't have second half was which are widely used by discount as in other countries and it's equally difficult for foreign low cost

carriers to operate here mainly because of legislation it's were strictly regulated system or by a lateral agreements between russia and all european and all other countries which limits. the number of carriers number of distant nations the. frequencies of flies and number of seats in their growth over crowding there is. these limitations. in airline actually mas and a lot of her friends marty. course care is. doing their best to avoid spraying tomorrow try there for its resources whatever russia's aviation rules were created in soviet times when some airports serve just a couple of planes a day analysts say the government should reform the airspace code if it wants to

develop cost effective and travel for the general public this could pave the way for grid to competition in the industry and make flying in russia less awful much of the few that deal a political business r.t. . and from airlines to tourism after the hotel rooms in moscow are empty in its not just because of the heat and smaug according to a survey by will stay company night frank the average occupancy in moscow is likely more than fifty percent is here the sector did grow three percent this summer the figure is much lower than in most european countries however average hotel prices are among the highest one night in a typical moscow hotel will cost you up to three hundred dollars fine paris who would pay just two hundred thirty dollars. russia's car died after resume production on monday the company suspended production for a week in august two to a normal heat in the small region after vos has seen

a sixty percent boost in sales for july year on year as the car giant continues to benefit from the state sponsored cash for clunkers program and continued economic recovery. and that's all the latest in business used by you can always find most lost always on our website r.t. dot com slash business.

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here in moscow you always get your headlines now and there's just no end in sight to the uphill battle against the wildfires ravaging russia as they destroy homes often leaving the charred ruins of entire villages in that way. and smoke from the fires is strangling moscow driving residents out of the capital and doubling the normal daily death rate. plus the survivors pleat sixty five years since the us dropped an atomic bomb on. those who escaped with their lives to ensure that no one of the place suffers the same fate. as they're sitting. the two nuclear strikes on japan are the only examples of atomic weapons being used to attack an expert on southern asian affairs pure doran's when it says the only

possible use of such arms today is self-defense in an interview with r.t. is natalia not recover he explained why he believes the north korean threat is blown out of proportion. serape idea because you north korea said it was prepared to give a military response when the south korean and u.s. naval exercises in the yellow sea why do you think the reaction was so aggressive when you were. this falls into the line of be a viewer that is generally considered as aggressive a general aggressive stance north korea's been threatening to spill she's a blood and destroy imperialists and their marionettes for several decades i would not overestimate the actual threat if you look at it from a historical perspective it has become subjects for jokes remember the late one nine hundred fifty s. jokes about the one thousand two hundred fifteen serious changes warning so they

issued warnings but nothing followed i think they could not have kept silent in their current position and they could not have approved of the maneuvers they had to say something now we're going to say they threaten but nothing specific happened there's been no new bill is ation in north korea the armed forces remain in their current position i think is just natural for north korea to take the stance. the south would have no without the us impose new sanctions against north korea at the same time it seems that north korea was nearly ready to go back to the six party talks do you think the u.s. is adding fuel to the flames will do or i don't think that the united states is interested in any kind of attention on exacerbation of the situation and going into extremes taking into account the fact that they have problems in iraq as well as an afghanistan therefore starting up something new was unlikely the same time.