A Russian Orthodox priest and believers pray for rain in the smog in the village of Kriusha, some 270 km south-east of Moscow, Ryazan region, Russia, 07 August 2010. Visibility in some parts of Moscow dropped to below 50 metres and air pollution reached more than six times normal levels on 07 August, as Russia battled more than 300 new wildfires in a span of 24 hours alone, the Interfax news agency reported. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
A Russian Orthodox priest and believers pray for rain in the smog in the village of Kriusha, some 270 km south-east of Moscow, Ryazan region, Russia, 07 August 2010. Visibility in some parts of Moscow dropped to below 50 metres and air pollution reached more than six times normal levels on 07 August, as Russia battled more than 300 new wildfires in a span of 24 hours alone, the Interfax news agency reported. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
A farmer is seen on the remains of a burnt house ravaged by wildfires in the village of Laskovo, some 270 km south-east of Moscow, Ryazan region, Russia, 08 August 2010. Thousands of people have been made homeless by the woodland and peat bog fires that have raged across parts of the country for weeks. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
Burnt out tractors stand near a crane unloading basement blocks for new houses in the village of Kriusha, some 270 km south-east of Moscow, Ryazan region, Russia, 07 August 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has donated 9,000 euros (12,000 dollars) of his own money towards the rebuilding of homes destroyed in wildfires, his spokeswoman said 07 August. Thousands of people have been made homeless by the woodland and peat bog fires that have raged across parts of the country for weeks. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
View of burnt out houses ravaged by wildfires in the village of Laskovo, some 270 km south-east of Moscow, Ryazan region, Russia, 08 August 2010. Thousands of people have been made homeless by the woodland and peat bog fires that have raged across parts of the country for weeks. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
Local residents sift through charred remains of buildings in order to find some usable things in the village of Laskovo, some 270 km south-east of Moscow, Ryazan region, Russia, 08 August 2010. Thousands of people have been made homeless by the woodland and peat bog fires that have raged across parts of the country for weeks. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
Local resident walks in the village of Laskovo, some 270 km south-east of Moscow, Ryazan region, Russia, 08 August 2010. Thousands of people have been made homeless by the woodland and peat bog fires that have raged across parts of the country for weeks. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
A worker installs electricity lines in the village of Peredelcevo, some 270 km south-east of Moscow, Ryazan region, Russia, 08 August 2010. Thousands of people have been made homeless by the woodland and peat bog fires that have raged across parts of the country for weeks. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
Russian Orthdox church priest and believers with icons walk through smog in a cross procession asking God for rain in the village of Kriusha, some 270 km south-east of Moscow, Ryazan region, Russia, 07 August 2010. Visibility in some parts of Moscow dropped to below 50 metres and air pollution reached more than six times normal levels on 07 August, as Russia battled more than 300 new wildfires in a span of 24 hours alone, the Interfax news agency reported. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
A local resident stands near a burnt house in the village of Kriusha, some 270 km south-east of Moscow, Ryazan region, Russia, 07 August 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has donated 9,000 euros (12,000 dollars) of his own money towards the rebuilding of homes destroyed in wildfires, his spokeswoman said 07 August. Thousands of people have been made homeless by the woodland and peat bog fires that have raged across parts of the country for weeks. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
A dog sits near a burnt house in the village of Kriusha, some 270 km south-east of Moscow, Ryazan region, Russia, 07 August 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has donated 9,000 euros (12,000 dollars) of his own money towards the rebuilding of homes destroyed in wildfires, his spokeswoman said 07 August. Thousands of people have been made homeless by the woodland and peat bog fires that have raged across parts of the country for weeks. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
