Russian Minister: Slow Response Let Fires Spread (ap)

A Russian man attempts to put out a blaze 155 km south of Moscow in Shatura on August 13. Russia said it was beating back the country's worst ever wildfires, including one close to a secret nuclear site, as parts of the parched country were hit by thunderstorms and torrential rain.(AFP/File/Viktor Drachev)AP – Russia would have suffered less severe damage from wildfires this summer if authorities had engaged firefighting aircraft more quickly, a Cabinet member said Tuesday.

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