Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, facing, conducting a conference on wildfire situation on a working visit to Niznhi Novgorod Region, 30 July 2010.30.07.2010#731433
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin conducting a conference on wildfire situation on a working visit to Niznhi Novgorod Region, 30 July 2010.30.07.2010#731431
From left in the foreground: Governor of Nizhni Novgorod Region Valery Shantsev and Russian Civil Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu at a conference on fighting fires conducted by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.30.07.2010#731430
July 30, 2010. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, pictured, speaking on the phone with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.30.07.2010#731407
July 30, 2010. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, pictured, speaking on the phone with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.30.07.2010#731406
July 30, 2010. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, visiting the Lazurny children's health resort that accepted people evacuated from the wildfire ravaged villages.30.07.2010#731389
July 30, 2010. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, visiting the Lazurny children's health resort that accepted people evacuated from the wildfire ravaged villages.30.07.2010#731388
July 30, 2010. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visiting the Lazurny children's health resort that accepted people evacuated from the wildfire ravaged villages.30.07.2010#731387
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second left, in Lazurny children's health center temporarily hosting evacuees from fire-ravaged communities, 30 July 2010.30.07.2010#731386
July 30, 2010. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, visiting the Lazurny children's health resort that accepted people evacuated from the wildfire ravaged villages.30.07.2010#731385
Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Valery Shantsev, right, at a meeting with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on the wildfire crisis.30.07.2010#731269
July 30, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, back center, at a meeting on the wildfire crisis in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.30.07.2010#731268
July 30, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, meeting with the residents of Verkhnyaya Vereya, a wildfire ravaged village in the Vyksunsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.30.07.2010#731267
July 30, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, front center, meeting with the residents of Verkhnyaya Vereya, a wildfire ravaged village in the Vyksunsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.30.07.2010#731266
July 30, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, meeting with the residents of Verkhnyaya Vereya, a wildfire ravaged village in the Vyksunsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. Right: Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Valery Shantsev.30.07.2010#731265
A view of the burnt down village of Verkhnyaya Vereya, Vyksa district of the Nizhny Novgorod region.12.04.2009#731244
A view of the burnt down village of Verkhnyaya Vereya, Vyksa district of the Nizhny Novgorod region.12.04.2009#731243
Residents of the burnt to ashes village of Verkhnyaya Vereya, Vyksa district of the Nizhny Novgorod region, during the meeting with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.12.04.2009#731240
July 30, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, front left, inspecting a wildfire ravaged village in the Vyksunsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod Region where all houses burned down.30.07.2010#731230
July 30, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, front right, inspecting a wildfire ravaged village in the Vyksunsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod Region where all houses burned down. Front left: Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Valery Shantsev.30.07.2010#731216
July 30, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, inspecting a wildfire ravaged village in the Vyksunsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod Region where all houses and even stone buildings burned down. From left: Emergency Situation Minister Sergei Shoigu and Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Valery Shantsev.30.07.2010#731215
July 30, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second left, meeting with the residents of Verkhnyaya Vereya, a wildfire ravaged village in the Vyksunsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.30.07.2010#731214
July 30, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, meeting with the residents of Verkhnyaya Vereya, a wildfire ravaged village in the Vyksunsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. Right: Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Valery Shantsev.30.07.2010#731213
July 30, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, meeting with the residents of Verkhnyaya Vereya, a wildfire ravaged village in the Vyksunsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. Second right: Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Valery Shantsev.30.07.2010#731211
July 30, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, meeting with the residents of Verkhnyaya Vereya, a wildfire ravaged village in the Vyksunsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.30.07.2010#731210
July 30, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second right, meeting with the residents of Verkhnyaya Vereya, a wildfire ravaged village in the Vyksunsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. Right: Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Valery Shantsev.30.07.2010#731209
July 30, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, arriving in the Nizhny Novgorod Region to inspect the situation with wildfires. Second left: Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu.30.07.2010#731208
