seeing the forest like this breaks my heart. >> 100,000 had acres of forest, an area three times the size of malta. 260 people used to work here. three years ago, the fire prevention budget was cut, as was the work force. >> we now have 50 people in charge of this. 50 people are fighting the fires. >> experts say the russian government cut back on forest fire prevention for financial reasons and claims the people responsible for forest protection are the ones intent on profiting from the situation. northwest of moscow, the smoke and stench from the forest fires has been blown as far as this weekendc home. the financial expert said he became an environmentalist because he could no longer bear to see the destruction of the fofosts. >> the people who have the say here are only interested in one thing. profit. profit at any price. >> he points to the evidence outside of his front door. the forest itself escaped the fire, but the trees are nonetheless doomed. to make way for a highway. he says environmental issues and protests by local residents were ignored. >> a highway could have been

well not preventing but one forest fires already going on i mean they're stopping forest fires now a lot of volunteers across the country are joining governmental forces to fight this fire but so far it doesn't feel. the fire is out this spring the forest fire is going on. and what are the consequences lots of forests have now been burnt down the injuries this is a huge blow. to the environment what are the consequences while the many thousands of people already left without homes so many for as. well the way serious trouble he's related to a nuclear power plants because because of what he'd end up forest fires some of the nuclear power plants has been shut down a loss to be. one reactor plant here borrowing is also for us will shut down last week in other words we are. the culling in the peer power plant now called the region but for more culling region there was another shutting down over reactor last week and actually according to insider information we expecting more shutting down the free outdoors. at least five nuclear plants across russia. blockaded in the central in the socia

against russia's rampant wildfires makes headway as officials say they've reduced the area of burning forests by two thirds over the last five day. russia announces the launch date or next week for iran's first nuclear power station bashir saying un sanctions won't affect the joint project. two commanders will be given the marching orders after a massive brawl of a military base in the moscow region. midnight early saturday morning here in moscow welcome review watching r.t. around the world this hour i'm kevin zero in with the top stories and in five days the last five days the area affected by wildfires in russia has been reduced by two thirds we're hearing now but the situation remains critical in some parts of the country still this friday evening two planes delivered firefighting equipment from the u.s. to moscow more aircraft with similar cargo are expected to arrive in the capital during the weekend more than ten other european countries and neighboring states have provided assistance to russia in combating the blazes meanwhile the record breaking heat is but i drove it in the fires in

fire got close to the solid line it can move over it's and into the forest at any minute our task is to hold back the fire cover it with sand so it won't get into the village the team may be small but there punching above their weight also we don't think we're going. today the four is not so bad but yesterday volunteers braved the worst they put out using anything to hand. out this guys here helicopters are a good thing they're dropping water but here on the ground there's a guy's face the four close up shop work for the. guys we need to end here over the the fire is moving up the tree we need to try to stop but the eagerness of the volunteers is infectious. it's hard tough work a real challenge lynn refuses to go on vacation and pulls her husband and his forest even mission. some of you with your eyes you for a lot of help for foreign call my husband hicks english is that with the shovel or drops water when we're moving from place to place helping with the caring. the team stays in the forest until dawn but while most of the rest of whom alexander will work his regular shoot at the

fire got close to the solid line it can move over it and into the forest at any minute our task is to hold back the fire covered with sand so it won't get into the village but he may be small but they punching above their weight of doing. today the fires not so bad but yesterday volunteers braved the worst they put out using anything to hand. out this guys here helicopters are a good thing they're dropping water but here on the ground these guys face the for close up shop work for you guys we need sand here. over there the fire is moving up the tree we need to try to stop it. it's hard tough work a real challenge lunar refuses to go under and for those who has been and are useful receiving mission with your eyes out of i look for fire in coal my husband hicks english is that with a shovel or drops water when we are moving from place to place i help him with the carrying. the team stays in the forest until dawn but while most of them rested home alexander will work his regular shift at the drive in cinema and the following morning he will get the move all in tears who will again to lan

suffocating small after just a few days reprieve say they're having some success in tackling the forest blazes that have been blowing dense but who cross the region and beyond however the situation in some regions in central russia remains serious. the warmth of the air pollution could again worsen as the record heat wave clings to the capital the challenge is on the outskirts of moscow for all to see. the burning area has shrunk by thousands of hectares throughout the country in the past twenty four hours and states of emergencies have been lifted in several regions in russia however the overall situation is of course still devastating as many villages have been burnt down completely and thousands of people have been left without homes over fifty people have been killed in the blazes wide now we are from two hundred kilometers away from moscow and this is the area that one of the areas that have suffered the most from the fire is right now behind me you can probably see the completely burned down or is here right now. helping farman to tackle the blazes are very important task of the r

fire got close to the solid line or it could move over it and into the forest at any minute our task is to hold back the fire covered with sand so it won't get into the village the team may be small but they punching above their weight or three. today the four is not so bad but yesterday volunteers brutal. worst out using anything to hand. disguise here and helical are sort of good thing they're dropping water but here on the ground. for close up work for the for the new guys we need and here. over there the fire is moving up the tree we need to try to stop it. it's hard tough work a real challenge luna refuses to go under kishen and for those who has been no use forests even mission that's my feeling here i should use my lot of that i would prefer and call my husband hicks think wishes it were the shovel or crops water when we're moving from place to place and helping with the carrying. the teams to use in the forest until dawn but while most of them are arrested who alexander will look his regular shift at the violin cinema and the food morning he will get the evil in tears who wil

you can probably see the completely burned down forests here right now russia helping barmen to tackle the blazes are very important task of the russian government right now is to protect the country's strategic objects such as military bases the nuclear plants and all bars in those regions contaminated by the nineteen eighty six noble nuclear disaster have been extinguished by now as they have been concerns that they could spread rage or acts of particles further and russian authorities right now are saying that the radio active level in those regions is the normal meanwhile in regions like this one but they're still burning the smoggy is still very very thick it's very difficult to breathe here and doctors are saying that standing here in this forest for just one hour is equivalent to smoking two packs of cigarettes bill saying that immune systems of many people have gone down during this period of fires of course those with lung diseases and heart disease that have suffered the most meanwhile the weather forecasts are not very optimistic even though where you saw heavy rainfall earl

tonight the battle against russia wildfires makes headway as officials say they've reduced the forests by. russia more day of next week for iran's first nuclear power station and bush is saying that u.n. sanctions affect the joint project. to commanders are to be given the marching orders all for a must see all of the military base in the moscow region. prices in russia could grow by as much as fifteen percent this year the price hike is driven by unprecedented drought increased demand for dairy products that and more coming. to you broadcasting live from moscow welcome just a tad after ten pm. in the capital and kevin zero in with the top stories for you this friday evening and first the area and go by wildfires in russia has been reduced by a fifth over the past twenty four hours the record breaking heat has been aggravated with blazes in the moscow region is finally starting to ease authorities are now bracing themselves for heavy storms expected to strike the area this weekend as artie's nataly reports. the burning area has shrunk by thousands of hectares throughout the country in

the forests and the mountains are beyond human influence through. all that's left for the reserve staff to do is monitor the animals and preserve this protected area of the north caucasus. a few. if. well see british scientists it's time to. find out what's really happening to the global economy cars report. in indonesia. in the ground. the ritz hotel hotel the new millennium hotel in chile you can see. kind of a mission marco result hotel. with. the . riviera hotel in the congo cintra hotel. this used to be somebody's car and this was once a very nice view of the forest fires raged on leaving the charred ruins. the crisis by wildfires are raging across russia shows little sign of easing the forecasters promising no change of wind all falling temperatures this week. the kremlin like the rest of moscow is shrouded in a blanket of talks of small as death rates double and many people flee to cities. plus no news sixty five years after the u.s. dropped a second bomb. survival school for complete global nuclear. and on the business. faces possible closur

we will go from the forest into a beautiful mogel palace. there are velvet carpets and peacocks walking around. there are beautiful paintings and everyone all of you, the audience have come to enjoy the court and the king sits on his thrown in the corner twirling his mustache and he called for his dancers and they come to the room. you are here to be entertained by them. this is called taught. taught is a highly stylized tuning of the mind and body together. you will see very fast turns ending in sharp stances and things with our eyes and eye brows and our neck, our hands. and you will also hear a language, which you might have heard. this is the language of our dance. it tells us what to do with our feet and our bodies and there is a lot of mask going on. you will hear patterns and they will be repeated often 3 times this is a t high. i want you to try to listen for the patterns and see if you can figure out the number patterns. you will see a justure called salon. you remember the greeting namatse? >> good. salom is the muslim greeting. yo

forest fire sale ready approach the. forests going to be needed for id of people after chernobyl and this is actually a big threat of spreading right around to get around the country. as you can see some of the consequences of the same urgency are you could be come to really get that massive scale we're talking about nuclear nuclear waste and now here which would form the environment and it's not all this small and the fire so hopefully the situation will stand allies and moscow will. release itself wilfried self from the smog and then your station but like i said they be where the weather forecasts so far are offering little for. you go to you can put your mask back on now you can because from reporting from the center of mass from tax. well lit. come this hour here on r.t. animal rescue. it seems like the fire was playing a game of cat and mouse with an animal shelter springing on it from different sides and it seemed like the game was almost lost just a couple days ago when the fire was called us one hundred fifty met

the forests and the mountains are beyond human influence. all that's left for the reserve staff to do is monitor the animals and preserve this protected area of the north caucasus. first. in toyland is available in hotels. voiceover told by the onion treat being called a new mother told by the swiss are to look on the ground to be joe public sources tell million dollars profit from a gold in search of a new royal hotel then the princess in bangkok radisson hotel telling cole dream hotel burn coal so if it sells until a grand bargain call specific hotel by cold cold one cold closer than the phone calls a real meridian. this used to be somebody's car and this was once a very nice view of the forest fires in central russia will rage on leaving all the charred ruins in their path. a crisis sparked by wildfires raging across russia shows little sign of easing but over fifty people killed and several thousand uprooted. no nukes sixty five years after the u.s. dropped a second atomic bomb on the japanese city of nagasaki survivors call for complete

on the forests. around the place them in the. region such as for example your role. where the quantity of sunny days is the lowest. in our country and. the target was to protect from air intelligence so that was the strategy but now as far as we see climate change is probably it is not the last summer we have now we have to protect our facilities frank these kind of theories such as wildfire so i think one of the decisions which will be taken it will be to why them this firebreak. space mere physical protection barrier so facilities and industrial sites i came to know because many thanks they still sell those that can overcome the spokes person for russia's new clear agency of author thank you. again let's move on to some often use now a group of former cia and military officials have written to president obama to say they believe israel is preparing to attack iran this month while the experts explain israel wants to launch a war something and make it politically untenable for paul much do anything other than offer a full u.s. military support but michael tilson doro

[applause] >> i'm here representing the urban forest council.n this ordinance came before us for recommendation several weeks ago, are council unanimously passed it because we figured this is one of the best ways that we can increase the urban forest in san francisco, party dearly the details of being able to improve the canapes on the big, boring, asphalt parking lots that we have today. we figure we could get over hard -- the more green cover we get over hard surfaces, the better it will be for the city. also, permeable paving will be good for trees that are already planted. if we get more ground water return, they will be able to nurse the trees that we have now. we thought this was one of the best ways that would cover the whole city and improve the urban forest. flossing -- [applause] >> thank you. in addition to our urban forest council members and planning department, thank you for your support from the commission as well as to tommy from the uc -- puc, and water enterprise and their support of our effort here, specifically in emphasizing

the forests and the mountains are beyond human influence. all that's left for the reserve staff to do is monitor the animals and preserve this protected area of the north caucasus. in the czech republic he's available in. central. most full stop. in bosnia and herzegovina. children of each. hotel. in serbia multis available in. this. car and this was. before. rage on charred ruins. there's no end in sight to. the wildfires ravaging russia destroyed lives and homes. and a number of. people are trying to leave the city which is still covered by. small. plus the survivors sixty five years since the u.s. dropped. those who have. no other place the same fate. with us widespread people still raging in russia leaving many cities suffocating blanket of smaug forecasters say president heat wave that's fueling the place is likely to eat. this week the fires have claimed the lives of thousands homeless more than one hundred and fifty thousand people are battling the flames including the russian military extra vehicles and equipment have also been sent

and to use what trying to say forests villages and. mining i have two toddlers when you wake up and the whole city is choking with the smog the kids a coughing and you really want to get rid of the small but how you know we understand that we ourselves have to do something one identify it and spectacular forced into wasteland alexander and his friend spread the word volunteer and people do we don't see if we take food so that people won't be hungry we've got food rations from the emergencies ministry it tastes good volunteers usually have no gloves with them where they are needed as the fire is everywhere and you can easily get hurt that is almost every day team of twenty from different backgrounds meets at this square to see what the group is almost ready but just found out the fire speak didn't kilometers away and he says where we're going and half an hour later the real job begins the volunteers the forest becomes a war zone i'm going but the. fire got close to the solid line or it can move over it and into the forest at any minute

forest fire so radio approach the. forest service going to be needed for a day of people after chernobyl and this is actually a big threat of spreading right to t.v. to round up their own the country well these are definitely some top level consequences not only for smaug or gas masks we're talking about radioactivity which may be spread across russia because of these fires but hopefully that will not happen we will see a change in weather and unfortunately i want to see this again so for weather forecasts call for little for. do you go to prison off there reporting from just outside the kremlin and led to the come this hour here on r.t. animal rescue. it seems like the fire was playing a game of cat and mouse with the animal shelter springing 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 metres in the forest to find out how workers at a wildlife sanctuary managed to prevent a tragedy that's in about ten minutes time right h

be right now it looks like an inferno there is no more forest is just charred land and felled trees and here this is actually this used to be someone's home what's left of it is pretty unrecognizable because it's been charred to a cinder this is somebody's back this is probably where the bathroom used to be all of this house as you can see most of it is just charred remains and from where the firefighters were fighting the blaze and so everything is just strewn around this is part of a car there is a completely burned out car in the garage this is obviously a part of it we don't quite know how it got there and why just a little bit over there with probably the bedroom because we can see the charred remains of a bed lying down there and this was evidently the kitchen there is the remains of us and some other kitchen paraphernalia like kitchen utensils and various other things so this was somebody whose home people live there and people accumulated their possessions and they lost all of it in a matter of hours one of the local residents here didn't want to go on camera but he sure.

for more smallpox and take hold of the capitol hill for a brief couple of days responds hundreds of forest and peat fires continue to burn across central russia on the ongoing drought has also failed to grain export. laws don't dry out. rides of flying at half mast at naval bases across russia and the victims of the course submarine tragedy ten years ago all one hundred eighteen on board were killed on it's still struck the greek. and the new nazi case has been playing up to a court but this time the dispute is between two fashion labels german clues tried suing that left wing groups proved its designs in attempts to expose the modified trees and not since. well several weeks of sweltering heat which of groups central russia has against the debate about global warming next we hear from a meteorologist who explains what's been behind the seasonal shift and predicts where it could lead this this coming winter. russia's inflames is flooded heavy snow falls in south africa and south america today we talk about whether those weather abnormalities are linked and if they are any result of climate

drought and forest fires raging across russia push inflation point two percent high in just a week i'll have gotten much more in the business bulletin in twenty minutes time. a very warm welcome t. this is from the russian capital with me but now moscow is bracing itself for another uncomfortable called small exports woman a new wave of noxious make is likely to go of the city. of rain gave the capital a couple of days rest by wildfires continue to burn near the center and the relentless heat shows no sign of abating. reports on the outskirts of. the blazes are slowly crawling into the russian capital in this park just on outskirts of moscow several fires have coverage and area of two hundred where meters that have been stopped by now but the smell is still in the air for the past two days however muscovite had a chance to breathe fresh air well as fresh as it can be in the capital of course as the rain fell on the city however experts predict the smog to be back late thursday thursday or friday. as the wind changes they do say however that it will be much less intense doctors are sayin

a lot of a lot of rural areas including forests military. and in terms of the for a. moment in the world. we would spend many years we hear so much times and hope someone to do with exactly the same type of foils the one that we. wish to do for a break and of words dig a trench down below the pain to stop for spreading underneath the ground even though daniel retired two years ago he says in his mind he's still on the front line no matter where you are in the world for for. there to help show you glory of . the ship and. point to shore the person has to be. the people that. the paramedics the four forces to come in and do their job daniel kohli is packed and ready to go the only thing stopping him flying to russia is red tape caller says if russia temporarily suspended the visa regime for emergency workers he and hundreds like him would flood to russia to quash the flames you are abbots r.t. essex. when many countries have been experiencing record high temperatures this year which is unusual for all planets according to meteorologist jacqui as for the weather undergro

gone with the wind it seems that some climate change in moscow has brought an end to the recent forest fires that have been ravaging the nation's. forest intervention the nicaraguan president calls on his lungs and the american council called the best to tell him and stand up to washington claiming it's time the us government stopped sticking its nose into other people's stuff. down but not to mention a drunken bully who turns a regular girl into an overnight sensation but somehow contrail clings to the way she's betraying them of. a minus have lost their little world stock markets the top investor in little details all sworn in the business in twenty minutes. a very warm welcome to you this is a line from law school with me honest have it now the final state of emergency imposed usually rushes and wildfire as has been lifted the cost of the damage caused by the record breaking heat wave is approaching four hundred million dollars company in the us out of a house the latest update on the following is a craps russia. it seems that the emergencies ministry did report that all most of the

the forest fires in russia that have already destroyed thousands of hectares of land. army reneged -- germany boost ties with latin america. a sailor sets out for lisbon, the starting point of a round the world adventure. dmitry medvedev has ended his summer vacation and return to moscow to take charge of the efforts to halt wildfires ravaging forests as a new blaze ridges next to a secret nuclear research facility. it shows no sign of abating. the president has called on the armed forces as assistance from five neighboring countries begins to arrive. >> russia has mobilized 300,000 workers to tackle the fire but that still is not enough. authorities say 300 new blazes broke out in the last 24 hours alone. prime minister vladimir putin is being blamed for setting the stage for the disaster. in 2007, he handed responsibility for forest protection from the national government to local authorities. putin has made a point of visiting hard hit regions in the south. >> i have seen you at work and i want to thank you for your efforts. but the hard work must continue. the fire

gone with the wind it seems that recent climate change in moscow as an end to the recent forest fires that have been ravaging the nation. all talk and no action in the nicaraguan president says washington's promises of trains are falling flat criticizing the government for what he calls an aggressive policy and constant mandolin. punch to start the u.s. embrace of new cultural symbol in the face of outrageous reality stars some americans fear it's trashing the country's image abroad. and metals for us this segment of the good returns reversed or in london we'll explain why in the business in twenty minutes. at seven pm in moscow when this is arts you coming to you live with me a nice and now way first the final state of emergency imposed due to russia's drought and wildfires has been lifted the cost of the damage caused by the record breaking heat wave is approaching four hundred million dollars. has the latest on the fires across russia it seems that the emergencies ministry did report that all most of the country's fires have been played out specifically in the moscow region as you

be right now it looks like an inferno there is no more forest is just charred land and felled trees and here this is actually this used to be someone's home what's left of it is pretty unrecognizable because it's been charred to a cinder this is somebody's back this is probably where the bathroom used to be all of this house as you can see most of it is just charred remains and from where the firefighters were fighting the blaze and so everything is just strewn around this is part of a car there is a completely burned out car in the garage this is obviously a part of it we don't quite know how it got there and why just a little bit over there that was probably the bedroom because we can see the charred remains of the bed lying down there and this was evidently the kitchen there is the remains of us and.

drought and forest fires across russia push inflation point two percent high in just a week i'll have that much more in the business bulletin in twenty minutes time. broadcasting live from the heart of moscow this is our to welcome our top story now moscow is bracing itself for another uncomfortable cloud of smaug experts warn that a new wave of noxious smoke is likely to engulf the city after a burst of rain gave the capital a couple of days wildfires continue to burn near the capital though. shows no sign of abating. reports from the outskirts of moscow. but here in moscow we have had a chance to breathe fresh air for the past two days as the rain fell on the capital it has been a bliss it has been a break from all school whites however doctors are saying that during this time of fires people's unused systems went down very low and that we should expect significant increase in cases of flu and cold and other infections during the autumn during this autumn moskos there are jesus saying that the death rate in the city has doubled from of three hundred sixty three hundred eighty people

retired from the forest service. as he is are still feel that burning desire to help people rush hour in particular because of the problem they've got the moment with the. people from all around the world offering to join the fight against the force of nature volunteers from bellary spoke area and france are among more than one hundred sixty thousand people now estimated to be battling the blazes daniel started his career in rural fire fighting and says that's prepared him well to tackling the type of blazes sweeping through russia start my career off in the interim seven zero eight sorry farmers wish a lot of muscle cars but a lot of oil is in rural areas including forests military rangers and in terms of the fires are occurring in russia a moment in the work. we would spend many year we hear some of times and hope some of dealing with exactly the same type of foils the one way that we would have dealt with it in those days was to dig for a break in of words dig a trench down below the pay to stop the action for spr

destroyed the forest nearly forty years ago. but the chemical weapon has had a sting effect on the people. in many villages there are many with birth defects these people were born after the war but the effects were passed to them genetically many years happened to be in the agent. these children live in study in a special village near hanoi they are under the constant care of doctors and psychologists. has been here for more than ten years she only visits her parents during the holidays. so when i was at primary school children often teased me and it was very difficult for me to join the community and to play with friends. to be a doctor when she grows up so that she can treat children with ailments caused by chemical weapons. many. american soldiers as well as civilians felt the effects of agent orange in one thousand nine hundred my wife. and she died when she was six months old. and one of the first questions were asked me were. so. but they still. side all over the country. nine hundred sixty five. asks the u.s.s. often. ar

preparing a small to take home the counter offer to brief us gave a couple of days rest on hundreds of forest phone lines continue to cross until all the ongoing drought is also a great next to ensure the supply lines don't dry all. flags are flying at the home that naval bases across russia remember the victims of the course submarine tragedy ten years ago all one hundred eighteen on board were killed and their families say they're still struggling. under a new nazi case has been playing at nuremberg court but this time the dispute between two function labels a german a close a branch tribe suing a left wing which spoofed its designs in an attempt to expose the manufacturers as neo nazi it's. now several weeks of sweltering heat which of grit central russia has again stirred up the debate about global warming next we'll hear from a meteorologist who explains what's been behind the seasonal shift of predicts away this coming winter. russia's inflames is flooded heavy snow falls in south africa and south america today we'll talk about whether those weather abnormalities are linked and if they

headways officials say they reduced the area of burning forests by a fake record breaking temperatures that led to the blazes and storms to cool. rusher announces next week's launch date for around first nuclear power station abuse share almost twenty years old to taking over the completion of the walled the reactor is set to be loaded with nuclear fuel on the list of twenty five states. german troops about from afghanistan calls for moral support his record numbers a diagnosis of mental illness wars home by the troll more of polls say seventy percent of germans and now oppose the conflicts. next. to the city founded a millennium ago but which is very much a value on russia by staying with us. hello good to see you again and welcome to you said to be the power of the golden ring cities located two hundred and fifty kilometers to the north east of moscow it was founded in the. islands is one of the oldest cities in russia. devoted to its featuring countless poems stories and songs. and here is the main transport link that stretches all the way down to the caspian sea. the longest river

russia's rampant wildfires is making headway as officials say they have reduced the area of burning forest by a record breaking temperatures that led to the blazes and started to cool. crusher announces next week's launch date for iran's first nuclear power station in bushehr saying the latest u.n. sanctions won't affect the joint project director said to be loaded with nuclear fuel on august twenty first. two commanders are to be given the marching orders after a massive wall of the military academy in the moscow region footage of last month's has been posted on the internet. board r.t. dot com now it's like martin andrews is on his travels again around russia's golden ring this time to a city founded a millennium ago. hello good to see you again and welcome to you said to be the power of the golden ring sissy's located two hundred and fifty kilometers to the north east of moscow it was founded in the. islands is one of the oldest cities in russia. the volvo it's featured in countless poems stories and songs. and it's the main transport link that stretches all the way down to the caspian

gone with the wind it seems that recent climate change in moscow has brought an end to the recent forest fires that have been ravaging the nation. all talk and no action the nicaraguan president says washington's promises of change are falling flat out criticizing the government for what he calls an aggressive policy and constant meddling. punch to stardom that the us embraces new cultural symbols in the face of outrageous reality stars some americans fear it's trashing the country's image of laundry. soap but the take over of all returns the business is in twenty minutes. or welcome to you live from our headquarters in central moscow this is our team with me nice and now way it's six pm here in the russian capital and first this hour firefighters have succeeded in extinguishing almost all of the blazes in the moscow region one of the areas worst hit by the fatal flames this summer the damage caused to russia's budget by the record breaking heat wave is approaching four hundred million dollars argues country nazar of a has the latest update on the fire situation. it seems that the emerge

there's a rampant wildfires is making headway is officials say they reduce the area of the forests by a fair record breaking temperatures that led to the blazes it starts to cool. russia says it will open a round's first nuclear power station in sched next sunday on the latest u.n. sanctions that won't affect the joint projects the reaction sets to be loaded with nuclear fuel on a list of twenty. two come on deserts be given them marching orders on a massive pull out a military academy in the most scary region first years of last month's fight has been posted only its events. next travels to the city founded a millennium ago which is very much alive on russian. hello good to see you again and welcome to you said to be the power of the golden ring cities located two hundred and fifty kilometers to the north east of moscow it was founded in the year. allan's is one of the oldest cities in russia. the volga river it's featured in countless poems stories and songs. but here is the main transport link that stretches all the way down to the caspian sea. the longest river in new york pastas

very fierce battle for emergencies workers and volunteers it has been sergei's job to protect this forest for years but this summer has become his worst nightmare . the most dangerous is one of the treetops are burning. and the flames move at an incredibly fast pace thousands of volunteers have joined in to help fight the flames widen fire breaks between damage to non han trees and damp in the smoking earth. it has to be said the work we have been doing here helps the effort tremendously the battle has been going on for weeks with over fifty dead hundreds injured and thousands homeless while the struggle to contain the flames below continues hundreds of tons of water are dropped by the emergency services a day by helicopters and specially adapted aircraft. but sergei who will be here once the flames are finally put out is scared there might not be much left to protect. and some time to syria will be just complete heaps of trees. and he's now a r t central russia. where the spy the fact moscow is had a drop of fresh air after a burst of rain effects of the poisonous smog hasn't been washed