Aug 2, 2010
Russian president declares emergency state in 7 regions engulfed by fires
People walk across Moscow's Red Square in heavy smog caused by peat fires in nearby forests August 2, 2010. Wildfires raged across the European parts of the vast country in the past few days, which has been sweltering since June in an unprecedented heat wave. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
Floods, monsoon rains kill more than 1,400 in Pakistan
People push vehicles through the waterlogged street in northwest Pakistan's Risalpur on August 2, 2010. Continuing floods and monsoon rains have reportedly killed more than 1,400 people and marooned another 30,000 in three of the five provinces in Pakistan as of Sunday. (Xinhua/Umar Qayyum)
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