The abnormal heat that has smothered Russia since mid-June is destroying crops in southern Russia, the Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday.
The abnormally high temperatures hovering at about 40 degrees Centigrade and above are destroying grain, vegetable and fodder crops in the Astrakhan Region, the Republic of Kalmykia, the Volgograd and Stavropol Regions, the ministry said.
RIA Novosti
