50 killed in Russia wildfires
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The death toll caused by wildfires raging in central Russia has risen to 50, Health Minister Tatyana Golikova said Thursday.
![Two man are fighting with rampant wildfires in the central Russia, on Aug 4.[Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100806/000cf1bdd03f0dc60d8756.jpg "Two man are fighting with rampant wildfires in the central Russia, on Aug 4.[Xinhua]") |
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Two man are fighting with rampant wildfires in the central Russia, on Aug 4.[Xinhua] |
An ongoing heat wave has been scorching Russia since mid-June, triggering numerous peat bog and wildfires in its central part.
President Dmitry Medvedev declared a state of emergency in 13 regions as some 2,000 people had been left homeless.
The Emergency Ministry said that a total of 4,058 wildfires and 1,057 peat bog fires have been registered in central Russia so far.
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