US sending firefighting equipment to Russia to help battle wildfires, Obama phones Medvedev
By APFriday, August 13, 2010
US sending aid to Russia to battle wildfires
WASHINGTON — The United States is sending firefighting equipment to Russia to help officials there respond to the 500 wildfires burning across the country.
The White House says President Barack Obama called Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (dih-MEE’-tree med-VYEH’-dyev) Thursday morning to express his condolences for the losses his country has suffered. The wildfires have been sparked by the hottest summer ever recorded in Russia, and Moscow’s death rate has doubled to 700 people a day.
The White House says several U.S. agencies, including the Defense Department, and the state of California are airlifing firefighting equipment to Russia to help combat the fires.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Eastern Europe, Emergency Management, Europe, Fires, North America, Russia, United States, Washington
Tags: Barack Obama, Eastern Europe, Emergency Management, Europe, Fires, North America, Russia, United States, Washington
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