which caused forest fires in quite a significant scale those fires could have been prevented to a certain extent but only to an extent through timely fire alerts under such climatic conditions the key goal is to extinguish fires within one hour from them starting or at least on the same day. because the fire is not contained in six hours squall winds occur that make the situation critical the fire becomes either a running crown fire or a high acreage ground fire with winds of up to twenty to twenty five meters per second even thirty meters per second in some regions forest fires turn into fire storms you know fire service in the world has been able to deal with things like that so far the situation now on the contrary to the second part of your question about fires is far better now than at the same time last year and the previous years perhaps this is due to the fact all of these are mobilized and alert in the wake of the great events of late july and august speaking of lessons we can learn from all this we sure are reviewing many postulates and dogmas we used to have

before we are considering changes upon the president's orders to russia's forest legislation how exactly did that forest legislation prevent the authorities from fighting fires. well to begin with this function has been delegated to the level of municipalities federal entities and forest department along with fire safety and fire control and forests federal entities were supposed to handle all that work tenders and choose businesses and organizations to protect forests from fires but unfortunately that work was not done well enough in some regions authorities gave contracts to businesses that had neither the equipment nor the staff nor the experience to prevent forest fires. can you say that your ministry did everything it could to fight the forest fires or easter something you were displeased with yeah. i think we on our part to use as much effort and equipment as possible i can say thank god that. through all those years against all

odds we kept developing new equipment new aircraft and firefighting systems that helped us a great deal in putting out the forest fires it is perhaps the first time that the entire system of the federal firefighting service has been fully engaged in combating forest fires our zone of responsibility was in residential areas we usually work in towns and villages but this time we had to quickly learn previously unfamiliar ways to talk to high acreage fires especially crown fires i've previously i'm familiar. that's what i began with it's not our function it's the function of the federal forestry agency but when the first fires broke out was in the press and informed that it wasn't he told that perhaps your ministry should be involved in fighting the fires. when the situation became critical the president signed a decree that declared a state of emergency that means all federal forces on the ministry of emergency first of all are engaged this is why it took us just two days to establish a task force of nearly one hundred sixty thousand people and almost twenty six

thousand units of equipment we also created a large aerial task force with up to fifty aircraft operating simultaneously after all on the third or the fourth day we had begun putting out more fires than there were new ones up to four hundred or five hundred new fires would break out every day and in addition to fighting new fires we had to keep fighting the existing ones i think the fact that we managed to save some four thousand six hundred residential areas with a total population of more than half a million is a great achievement for our firefighters volunteers local residents and the military who are also someone to help all the people who stood up against the elements in this emergency of course we analyze all our work we exchange experience and advice with our western colleagues i would like everyone to realize that such disasters are not nation specific catastrophe is no no borders customs nationalities or religion this is perhaps the most important lesson we should learn from this situation or should we should learn to consolidate our efforts to join forces to give a helping hand to each other. and to do our job efficiently but something about

with so few right more and more disasters touch not only one country or region but sometimes whole continents is there any close warning system how often do you want your foreign counterparts interact with each other more. well as for far as here in russia we didn't ask for any help but we didn't reject it when it was offered we are grateful to our foreign colleagues who came from one thousand countries to provide help and support it is essential and i point out that once again that a disaster knows no borders or nationalities our top priority is safety and human lives this is the key to us and we got from the situation is that it is now very new server most disasters in russia tend to occur in summer what are the emergency services have to be ready for in winter as a woman. in winter we prepare for the spring we have lots of work in winter as well as the country is very big a huge part of russia is in quake prone areas we have several thousand ice river

crossings in winter there are places where thousands of trucks cross rivers carrying loads of supplies for the north and remote areas of siberia however the key job we do is to handle serious accidents in the energy sector in heating and generally in sustainment systems it's critical situations occur speaking of a work in general there's much effort underway now to health care gets done and we're also providing help to afghanistan and our helicopters and the miners now work in serbia our helicopters are there to help fight forest fires in fact of the last decade we have worked in greece serbia montenegro macedonia italy portugal and many other countries in serbia for example we are demining the grounds for the future south stream gas pipeline it's a big job we're clearing the fields of shells bombs and mines from world war two and the one thousand nine hundred ninety eight zero bombardments of serbia whether it's less that the truth but if we look at it in more global terms there is an impression that natural disasters have become more frequent in russia and elsewhere . around the world wildfires are followed by floods and floods are followed by

a tsunami what you would prepare for just going to get worse and worse. as you may know the number of natural disasters has indeed increased over the past twenty years and this increase is significant it's not just my outside impression indeed this is research carried out by analysts the number of natural disasters is not just up by turkey or fifty percent it's several times more than that everybody knows that here i'd like to warn you against two things first there's always a great desire to use the situation for political purposes this should be avoided the environmental serious politicized so much in russia that it's impossible to see when it's true or when the truth is exploited for political purposes so where citrus do you think that global warming really exists. you know the climate has changed we can see that just think snow is become common in places where we've never seen it before we see that the permafrost zone keeps melting further we can see the plans that used to bloom once

a year are now blossoming two or even three times soon it's going to be more than six months that we've been working on the northern sea route previously the coast ice used to recede for a period from seventy to ninety days today the northern sea route is free from ice for one hundred two hundred fifty days and ships can sail freely in clearwater is this also tells us something firstly i think that the country's leadership under president have made the correct and well wait a decision to carry out serious detailed analysis and secondly our president called for the creation of a global response system to man made an emergency disasters after the gulf of mexico oil disaster and after critical situations in pakistan and in russia french president nicolas sarkozy made similar proposals and that's something we've been talking about for over ten years that there is a need for a european emergency response system that would use europe's most advanced technologies the last one has done the one in particular and what you would be doing a noun phrase ample last year or so a number of men they disasters. it all because of the infrastructure built in

soviet days set is worn out are we to expect more manmade disasters. of course we're working on that too i wouldn't so ambiguously claim that we inherited all the equipment from soviet days and that it's all obsolete and is about to start falling apart piece by piece naturally things become old and need to be modernized but we're doing a lot if we're speaking about manmade accidents our country has adopted a major program for the development of power engineering it provides for the creation of new energy generating capacities and renovating the old ones created in the former u.s.s.r. this is a big and serious project which we are implementing a large atomic energy program is underway it's designed to replace soviet nuclear power units the period between two thousand and two and two thousand and three was quite difficult and dangerous. equipment that was already beyond repair was reaching the end of its service life and we have to closely watch all these processes but we're moving forward the country is developing and getting modernized

russian legislation is being upgraded a new state of the art technologies are being introduced and safety technologies should develop either simultaneously with the new technologies or even slightly ahead of them to maintain safety and transport and in industries safety matters should be a priority for all the rest comes after that but when we know it as you've mentioned it all spill in the gulf of mexico it grew up the global headlines rochelle so extracts huge and months of oil not only on the surface but also on the sea shelf do we have a system in place at the moment to deal with such accidents. you know we've been closely watching developments in the gulf of mexico naturally our oil extracting companies have also been watching of course they can learn from such an experience and try to apply it here as for our oil workers i would say that these questions are not the last for them because they actively learn from foreign experience no wonder that they win contests and biddings for oil extraction no wonder they win contests and biddings for oil. extractions the construction of refineries and other

facilities necessary for the production of oil and gas that's why i think that this experience is certainly tragic on the one hand but absolutely unique on the other hand i hope that such accidents will never be repeated and if they are then we can be ready for them because it is going to boarding to opinion polls you've been the most popular minister for the past few years why do you think that is. i don't think it's right when an emergency minister is the most popular minister in the country music but i believe that artists writers culture and foreign ministers should be the most popular figures whereas in emergencies minister should largely stay unemployed thank you for this interview.

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a un survey is set to unveil. wreaking havoc in afghanistan will visit a couple prison where former policeman are doing time for drug abuse and smuggling . securities being tied to the cross north of india as a country awaits a court ruling on whether the religious side belongs to him these are muslims a story dispute has already taken samples of lives. in the last week the un general assembly was packed with journalists gathered to cover speeches from world leaders one of the biggest countries like the stage so did the media leaving over one hundred nations talk to. all those who have lines here in our team more news coming your way at the top of the hour in the meantime. it's all the latest sports and lots of russian interest in the champions league last night the marino being

getting an admirable draw with barcelona while the russian strike to help put spurs top of their group i've got all that stuff this. hello there thanks for watching the sport and the other headline. news even the russian champions through being held to a one one draw at home to barcelona in the champions league. while united. in a way to palencia. crashes out of the pacific open while carving wozniacki books a place in the season finale and. we start with the champions league managed to hold barcelona to a one one draw in cars than last night and almost snatched the last minute when

their both goals came home to. be in the lead after thirty minutes after danny alvarez. after an hour following a foul on andrus in the den late on me martin so his head that it passes post-one want to finish even the russians third in the group behind bars unsurprisingly this f.c. copenhagen has been tarnished the night cuts elsewhere the son left to soar into my land vertebrae in four nil that puts the defending champions on top of group a just behind them on goal difference at tottenham who got a four one win a side f.c. twenty roman pavlyuchenko netting twice from the spot for spurs you had rafael van de vos sent off he got first but also missed a penalty or gareth bale got the last goal of the night before to the first two producible who play in peril. i don't see where you could give him so you've got to . put into the floor in the second one you know care of beautiful like you don't

know not of what we've got to play in penalty deferred one the blue travelled the wrong way but i think it was a soft penalty but you see him given so. it was nothing wrong with the very end of our school leaver and it was a great goal of bell in the main fantastic finish meanwhile in group c. rangers manchester united share the lead their rangers got a one zero win against bursaspor all while united got three points away to valencia courtesy of a late breakaway goal for mexican havea fernandez united executing their game plan according to sir alex. thing that. recently has been that was ingalls been very curious defending today we had to ensure that we defended probably because it's been a concern and therefore we did so in the position of the ball.

voices but for positions. and finally in group a french side leon who are eighteenth in their domestic league top that great day got a morale boosting three one victory at tel aviv second following their senior win over benfica. well tonight it is the turn of the europa league resonator after their second win and take on a k. athens instant paid while in moscow to scarface part of prague at the him key arena those sides also hoping to keep one hundred percent records constantine put top off as more. in their first match to triumph three nil as we say towards him with goals from cigna sheriff and the brace from wagner alone since then the muscovite side continued their winning streak in the russian premier league claiming six points out of six scoring four goals in conceding none as for sport a big close out a three two victory at home to palermo in their first group match the team from the czech republic is currently second in their domestically however to come in

a job. is well known in russia for breaking down his opponent's tactics and it seems like the thirty nine year old coach is already well prepared for thursday's clash but watching him on sparta as a disciplined team without any obvious weaknesses the czech team is a mixture of youth and experience with established key players as well as talented youngsters so the team is very balanced in terms of age sparta play quality compact football they have a proper defense and good wing players there are consistent challenge for any team . with just one lead a different sport in my twenty's cut off their biggest cross city rivals spartak who completed dominated in tuesday's three nil home win over julian or in the champions league that victory could also motivate the red and blues who are desperate to perform better than their red and white pose angeleno won the battle for the place in the champions league after coming out of victors in

a two legged struggle with sparta so the rivalry continues even if the teams are playing in different tournament but keep played this down and i don't think the match against julian a significant as sparta had many injured and disqualified players elect seven players out of the starting eleven so it's hard to compare these teams if julie no one that means they were the stronger at the time in thursday's match a lot will depend on loans are good and the russian in fuel has already planned how to break the deadlock. you know the most plausible it will be hard to score because the visitors will choose a defensive style of play from the very start iran first lease to play carefully and not be sick counter-attack and secondly just to play our game and everything will be ok. with over two thirds of the russian premier league season done and with the senate looking on course to be crowned champions third place tesco might be concentrating their efforts more and european rather than domestic success and they

may be in a position to repeat the trend of two thousand and five when they won what was then that we fuck up in spending but out of our team. now in cycling three time tour de france champion alberto contador has tested positive for a banned steroids and has been suspended from the sport a small amount of clenbuterol was found in his system after one of the stages of this year's towards a stimulant the boosh the flow of oxygen in the blood stream contador went on to win the yellow jersey for a third time his precious office says the rider has been the victim of food contamination if found guilty he could face a two year ban. in ice hockey there's been another high profile homecoming mackay shell after the two time stanley cup champion. of signed a one year deal with moscow what looks like a timely acquisition for the army man the left winger rejoins from the atlanta thrashers where he spent the last five seasons the thirty seven year old has

already held his first training session with the club and hopes to rush into action on friday the capital powerhouse side travel to rookies. and could rely on the kozlov to help them chalk up only their third win in a nine game so far this year kozlov follows in the footsteps of goaltending getting a right wing at mag seeing the finn again of and defend then he could have been caught at the trio left north america discussed in pittsburgh during the off season . well it is god didn't play on wednesday but for the matches did take place across russia and beyond with the beer moving into a joint lead following their three one victory. because next finished the new man and. added a goal and in the system to help us a big level on points metal magnitogorsk and developments at the top of the table the better russian side state top despite a seven four upset by you grab another dinar from murray get fed better they thrashed side baddies five one on the right there while russia forward alexi more

results goldblatt's number two hundred and two hundred one in the country's top flight is champions at bars that clash thought their. three one at home. in the women's world number two caroline wozniacki has qualified for the year ending tournament in doha or linda dementieva and it is a fun read over have lined up a no russian quarter final in tokyo however it is the end of a dream for home hero day just a day after celebrating her fortieth birthday with a win over danielle had to cover the japanese veteran went out to francesca schiavone the french open champion booked her place in the last day with a dominant six three six three display that means they will have to wait to see ever become the oldest woman to win a title billie jean king holds the record at the moment the legendary american who's just four months shy of forty when she defeated her last singles look.

like this year bernie take me back after the unseated dystonia the gang convict you bending her second round exit at roland garros in may connect the who is ranked twenty fifth in the world and he did just under an hour and a half to humble the been in straight sets making five aces on route six four six four moves into his six quarter final including two grand slams. finally to go for the preparations are continuing for the thirty eighth ryder cup in the atmosphere seems to be relaxed in the european camp despite the gloomy weather and the american teams negative stance falling rory mcilroy comments about tiger woods rain delay the second practice round the celtic manor is all about when he did start there are paid to be more than one boyd michael roy coming out into the greens his team mates pay the twenty one year old up and comer attributes of saucy you know what i mean the northern irishman might need their support american captain corey pavin suggested mcelroy could regret his comments about world number

one woods the fast rising your pain star had said the legendary american had lost his aura and haven't believed it could backfire michael roy when the competition gets underway on friday europe captain kuala montgomerie was quick to play down the feat. if it does happen great. we look forward to that challenge and i'm sure rory would too and i'm sure tiger would too but a lot has been made of this. challenge if you like this is about a team not of individuals and my team are set on gaining fourteen and a half points it doesn't matter who's playing who gets them and that is all the sport for the moment more as usual a bit later on next seventy's they were hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get

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a radical cure for depression. and watching our team with memory of joshing nine am here in moscow illegal opium cultivation and a rising demand for heroin is plaguing of ghana stan which is the world's largest producer of the drug a u.n. report to be released today shows and are caught it is falling apart and already fragile nation for hundreds of thousands of people living in poverty and security opium can be their only solace police were firing of gad a stance drug war at home have their own demons to contend with as polis leader now reports. i'll do what he wants to put people behind bars for doing drugs now he's been put there himself but the former army commander denies the charges.