Δευτέρα 9 Αυγούστου 2010

«Ασφυξία» στη Μόσχα από τις πυρκαγιές και το τοξικό νέφος

Έξι φορές άνω των επιτρεπτών ορίων οι τιμές στο τοξικό νέφος της ρωσικής πρωτεύουσας. Διπλασιάστηκε η θνησιμότητα.
An ambulance drive along Red Square in heavy smog, caused by peat fires in nearby forests, in central Moscow August 9, 2010. The death rate in Moscow has doubled as wildfires have blanketed the capital with toxic smoke amid Russia's worst heatwave in over a century, Interfax cited the city's health department chief as saying on Monday. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER HEALTH)ITAR-TASS: MOSCOW, RUSSIA. AUGUST 8, 2010. Tourists walk in central Moscow. A thick blanket of smog from forest and peat fires continues to hang over the Russian capital, with temperatures averaging around 38 degrees Celsius. (Photo ITAR-TASS/ Vladimir Astapkovich) Photo via NewscomA tourist, wearing mask to protect himself from the smell of heavy smog caused by peat fires in nearby forests, takes a picture as he walks along Red Square in central Moscow August 9, 2010. The death rate in Moscow has doubled as wildfires have blanketed the capital with toxic smoke amid Russia's worst heatwave in over a century, Interfax cited the city's health department chief as saying on Monday. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER HEALTH)

Ο καύσωνας και το τοξικό νέφος διπλασίασαν τη θνησιμότητα στη Μόσχα όπου καθημερινά τις τελευταίες ημέρες καταγράφονται 700 θάνατοι έναντι 360-380 που καταγράφονται συνήθως, δήλωσε ο Αντρέι Σελτσόφσκι, επικεφαλής της υπηρεσίας δημόσιας υγείας του δήμου της Μόσχας, μετέδωσε το ρωσικό ειδησεογραφικό πρακτορείο Ria-Novosti.
Τα επίπεδα του μονοξειδίου του άνθρακα στη Μόσχα είναι εξαπλάσια και πλέον του ......

...... ανωτάτου ορίου ασφαλείας. Οι θερμοκρασίες αγγίζουν τους 40 βαθμούς Κελσίου ενώ σύμφωνα με τους μετεωρολόγους, η κατάσταση δεν αναμένεται ν΄αλλάξει πριν από την Τετάρτη.
Ο Ρώσος υπουργός Εκτάκτων Καταστάσεων, Σεργκέι Σοϊγκού, ζήτησε από τις υπηρεσίες να εργάζονται 24 ώρες το 24ωρο προκειμένου να κατασβέσουν μια πυρκαγιά σε επτά εκτάρια γης γύρω από τον πυρηνικό σταθμό στο Σνέζινσκ (Ουράλια, 1.500 χιλιόμετρα ανατολικά της Μόσχας).
Tourists, wearing masks to protect themselves from the smell of heavy smog caused by peat fires in nearby forests, walk along Red Square in central Moscow August 9, 2010. The death rate in Moscow has doubled as wildfires have blanketed the capital with toxic smoke amid Russia's worst heatwave in over a century, Interfax cited the city's health department chief as saying on Monday. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER HEALTH)

A woman, wearing a mask to protect herself from the smell of heavy smog, caused by peat fires in nearby forests, walks past a dove in central Moscow August 9, 2010. The death rate in Moscow has doubled as wildfires have blanketed the capital with toxic smoke amid Russia's worst heatwave in over a century, Interfax cited the city's health department chief as saying on Monday. Picture rotated 180 degrees. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER HEALTH)

A man, wearing a mask to protect himself from the smog, walks along a street in central Moscow August 9, 2010. Forest and peat fires caused by the hottest weather ever recorded in Moscow have killed at least 52 people, made more than 4,000 homeless, diverted many flights and forced Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter out foul air. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

A woman donates coins to a beggar amidst heavy smog, caused by peat fires in nearby forests, in Red Square in central Moscow, August 7, 2010. Dense clouds of acrid smoke from peat and forest fires choked Russia's capital on Friday, seeping into homes and offices, diverting planes and prompting exhausted Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter the foul air. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER SOCIETY)

ITAR-TASS: MOSCOW, RUSSIA. AUGUST 8, 2010. A pedestrian bridge in central Moscow. A thick blanket of smog from forest and peat fires continues to hang over the Russian capital, with temperatures averaging around 38 degrees Celsius. (Photo ITAR-TASS/ Vladimir Astapkovich) Photo via Newscom

Residents set grass on fire to form a barrier for new wildfire outbursts, outside the village of Korovino, some 90 km (56 miles) southeast of Moscow, August 8, 2010. Moscow doctors said they were wary of diagnosing patients with heat and smoke-related illnesses out of fear they will lose their jobs, hinting at Russia's long record of covering up the impact of disasters. REUTERS/Mikhail Voskresensky (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

Residents set grass on fire to create a firebreak, a barrier which slows down or stops new wildfire outbursts, outside the village of Korovino, some 90 km (56 miles) southeast of Moscow, August 8, 2010. Moscow doctors said they were wary of diagnosing patients with heat and smoke-related illnesses out of fear they will lose their jobs, hinting at Russia's long record of covering up the impact of disasters. REUTERS/Mikhail Voskresensky (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER HEALTH)

Airplanes are seen amidst heavy smog, caused by peat fires in nearby forests, at Domodedovo airport outside Moscow, August 8, 2010. Forest and peat fires caused by the hottest weather ever recorded in Moscow have killed at least 52 people, made more than 4,000 homeless, diverted many flights and forced Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter out foul air. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)

A man, wearing a mask to protect himself from the smell of heavy smog, caused by peat fires in nearby forests, rides a bicycle as he sells protective masks and respirators in Moscow, August 8, 2010. Forest and peat fires by the highest temperatures ever registered in Russia have killed at least 52 people, made more than 4,000 homeless, diverted many flights and forced Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter out foul air. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

A woman, wearing a mask to protect herself from the smell of heavy smog, caused by peat fires in nearby forests, passes by T-shirts on display in Moscow August 8, 2010. Forest and peat fires by the highest temperatures ever registered in Russia have killed at least 52 people, made more than 4,000 homeless, diverted many flights and forced Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter out foul air. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

People attend a religious service, asking God for rains to prevent new wildfires, in the village of Kriusha, which is shrouded in heavy smog, some 250 km (155 miles) southeast of Moscow in Ryazan region, August 7, 2010. Forest and peat fires by the highest temperatures ever registered in Russia have killed at least 52 people, made more than 4,000 homeless, diverted many flights and forced Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter out foul air. Picture taken August 7, 2010. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER RELIGION)

Women take part in a religious procession to ask God for rain to prevent new wildfires in the village of Kriusha, which is shrouded in heavy smog, some 250 km (155 miles) southeast of Moscow in Ryazan region, August 7, 2010. Forest and peat fires by the highest temperatures ever registered in Russia have killed at least 52 people, made more than 4,000 homeless, diverted many flights and forced Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter out foul air. Picture taken August 7, 2010. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER RELIGION)

Residents walk amidst heavy smog in the village of Kriusha, which is affected by wildfires, some 250 km (155 miles) southeast of Moscow in Ryazan region, August 7, 2010. Forest and peat fires by the highest temperatures ever registered in Russia have killed at least 52 people, made more than 4,000 homeless, diverted many flights and forced Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter out foul air. Picture taken August 7, 2010. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)

A newly married couple walks along Red Square amidst heavy smog, caused by peat fires in nearby forests, with the mausoleum of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in the background, in central Moscow August 7, 2010. Dense clouds of acrid smoke from peat and forest fires choked Russia's capital on Friday, seeping into homes and offices, diverting planes and prompting exhausted Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter the foul air. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER IMAGES OF THE DAY)

People, wearing protective masks to protect themselves from the smell of heavy smog caused by peat fires in nearby forests, walk in front of the monument of World War II Russian commander Georgy Zhukov near Red Square in central Moscow, August 7, 2010. Dense clouds of acrid smoke from peat and forest fires choked Russia's capital on Friday, seeping into homes and offices, diverting planes and prompting exhausted Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter the foul air. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER MILITARY)

Honour guards take part in the changing of the guards ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall amidst heavy smog, caused by peat fires in nearby forests, in central Moscow, August 7, 2010. Dense clouds of acrid smoke from peat and forest fires choked Russia's capital on Friday, seeping into homes and offices, diverting planes and prompting exhausted Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter the foul air. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER MILITARY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

An honour guard takes part in the changing of the guards ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall amidst heavy smog, caused by peat fires in nearby forests, in central Moscow, August 7, 2010. Dense clouds of acrid smoke from peat and forest fires choked Russia's capital on Friday, seeping into homes and offices, diverting planes and prompting exhausted Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter the foul air. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER MILITARY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Moscow's St. Basil's Cathedral in Red square is seen through the heavy smog covering Moscow, Russia, early Friday on August 6, 2010, as tourists walk through. Temperatures up to 100 F (38 C) have exacerbated forest and peat bog fires across Russia's central and western regions, destroying close to 2,000 homes. Photo by Nihat Dagdelen/AA/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo via Newscom

Thick smog on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on August 06, 2010. The city was shrouded a dense smog that grounded flights at international airports and seeped into homes and offices. Health experts say pollution such as carbon monoxide is four times higher than average. The fires, which are raging across much of western Russia, come after weeks of extraordinary heat daily highs of up to 100 (38 C) and practically no rain. Photo by Nihat Dagdelen/AA/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo via Newscom

A newly married couple walks along Red Square amidst heavy smog, caused by peat fires in nearby forests, with the mausoleum of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in the background, in central Moscow, Russia, on August 06, 2010. Dense clouds of acrid smoke from peat and forest fires choked Russia's capital on Friday, seeping into homes and offices, diverting planes and prompting exhausted Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter the foul air. Photo by Nihat Dagdelen/AA/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo via Newscom

The smog covering Moscow, in Russia, on August 06, 2010. The city was shrouded a dense smog that grounded flights at international airports and seeped into homes and offices. Health experts say pollution such as carbon monoxide is four times higher than average. The fires, which are raging across much of western Russia, come after weeks of extraordinary heat daily highs of up to 100 (38 C) and practically no rain. Photo by Nihat Dagdelen/AA/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo via Newscom

A woman begs for money amidst heavy smog, caused by peat fires in nearby forests, in Red Square in central Moscow, August 7, 2010. Dense clouds of acrid smoke from peat and forest fires choked Russia's capital on Friday, seeping into homes and offices, diverting planes and prompting exhausted Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter the foul air. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER SOCIETY)

A boy, wearing a mask to protect himself from the smell of heavy smog, caused by peat fires in nearby forests, sits as airplanes are seen in the background at Domodedovo airport outside Moscow August 8, 2010. Forest and peat fires caused by the hottest weather ever recorded in Moscow have killed at least 52 people, made more than 4,000 homeless, diverted many flights and forced Muscovites to wear surgical masks to filter out foul air. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)
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