The worst heat wave since the Stalin era has thrown Russia into turmoil, with droughts devastating millions of hectares of crops and a state of emergency declared in 19 regions.
An estimated 10 million hectares of crops, or 12 per cent of all cultivated land in Russia, has been destroyed by the hot, dry weather, and forest fires have encircled Moscow in a ring of smoke.
CBC News - World - Russia swelters in crop-scorching heat wave
An estimated 10 million hectares of crops, or 12 per cent of all cultivated land in Russia, has been destroyed by the hot, dry weather, and forest fires have encircled Moscow in a ring of smoke.
CBC News - World - Russia swelters in crop-scorching heat wave