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RBTH A record-breaking heatwave sparked new fires in central Russia over the weekend, bringing losses to more than 4.6 billion rubles ($150 million.) Sustained heat, reaching over 100 (Farenheight) degrees - never before endured in 130 years of record keeping - sparked more than 26,000 wildfires, including scores around Moscow where peat bogs, long ago drained by the Soviets to fuel power plants, caught fire and created the thick smoke that shrouded the capital.
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Ordeal by fire

As Russia continues to suffer through record-breaking heat, new problems have emerged in the form of forest fires.
By Gazeta Russa
A record-breaking heatwave sparked new fires in central Russia over the weekend, bringing losses to more than 4.6 billion rubles ($150 million.)
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A record-breaking heatwave sparked new fires in central Russia over the weekend, bringing losses to more than 4.6 billion rubles ($150 million.)
Voronezh, Ryazan, Tula and a number of other cities in Russia are shrouded in thick smog and the Far East has not been spared either.

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Voronezh, Ryazan, Tula and a number of other cities in Russia are shrouded in thick smog and the Far East has not been spared either.
Fires in the Central and Volga federal districts show no signs of abating, with 779 fires recorded on Friday and 774 on Sunday.

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Fires in the Central and Volga federal districts show no signs of abating, with 779 fires recorded on Friday and 774 on Sunday.
More than 320 new forest fires were reported on the first day of August alone.

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More than 320 new forest fires were reported on the first day of August alone.
The death toll climbed to 34, and 180,000 people are currently involved in the effort to put out the blazes.

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The death toll climbed to 34, and 180,000 people are currently involved in the effort to put out the blazes.
The Regional Development Ministry estimates total damage from the fires at over 4.6 billion rubles ($150 million).

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The Regional Development Ministry estimates total damage from the fires at over 4.6 billion rubles ($150 million).
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January 2, 2011

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