Russian Wildfires Spread Amid Record Heat, High Winds
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Russia is experiencing intensifying rural wildfires stoked by a heat wave and strong winds, the country’s Emergency Situations Ministry said.
More than 128,000 hectares (500 square miles) were burning today, the ministry said on its website. New fires appeared as temperatures in the European part of Russia approached 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and winds reached 20 meters per second (45 miles per hour).