MOSCOW — Russian authorities expanded a state of emergency in northeast Siberia on Aug. 13 to help bring in outside resources to combat wildfires that have engulfed the vast region.
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This picture taken on July 27, 2021, shows the sunlight filtered through smoke from burning forests near the village of Magaras in the republic of Sakha, Siberia.
