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Firefighters extinguish all forest fires in Russia’s Far East

07:43 24/10/2011

Firefighters and rescuers extinguished all four forest fires, registered over the past 24 hours in Russia's Far East, a spokesman for the regional emergencies ministry said on Monday.

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10:36 22/05/2011
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08:58 15/05/2011
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19:03 11/05/2011
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Firefighters battle 10 wildfires in Russian Far East
10:30 01/05/2011
Firefighters have extinguished over 20 wildfires that have emerged in the Russian Far East in the past twenty-four hours and are still battling ten forest fires in the area, Russia's Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday.
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07:45 30/04/2011
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Russia's emergencies ministry extinguishes 6 wildfires in Russian Far East
09:25 24/04/2011
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Russia's emergencies ministry extinguishes 10 wildfires in Russian Far East
08:38 17/04/2011
Rescuers have extinguished ten wildfires on an area of 799 hectares in the Russian Far East over the past 24 hours, the press office of the Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday.
Wildfires in Russian Far East extinguished - Emergencies Ministry
07:41 11/04/2011
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Russia wildfires begin in south Siberia
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Forest fires: Types and extinguishing steps
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Forest fires pose great danger and cause extensive damage
Be-200ChS amphibious firefighting aircraft
14:05 12/04/2010
Production of Be-200ChS amphibious firefighting aircraft was launched in 2003

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