Fifteen killed in wildfires in Russia

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MOSCOW, Jumada II 24, 1436, Apr 13, 2015, SPA -- Wildfires in the Russian region of Khakassia in southern Siberia have killed 15 people and caused damage worth at least $96 million, Reuters quoted the region's leader as saying on Monday. In a video link with Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov broadcast on television, Viktor Zimin, head of the Khakassia Republic's government, said 78 people had also been taken to hospital during several days of fires raging through grasslands in dry and windy weather. A primary school, other public infrastructure and private homes have been damaged or destroyed and some cattle have been killed, he said, adding that the initial cost of damages was at least five billion roubles ($96 million). --SPA 11:30 LOCAL TIME 08:30 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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