Russian bushfires kill 50

: Latest News; Monday, 09 August 2010

Smog from bushfires near the Russian capital Moscow now has killed more than 50 people, local reports say, and more than 4,000 local residents have been made homeless.

Flight schedules have been disrupted at both Moscow's Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports.

Nearly 600 separate blazes were burning nationwide last weekend.

The concentration of carbon monoxide in the city was six times higher than normal, according to city health officials.

The smog also penetrated buildings and the city's subway system. "The smoke is everywhere - at home, in shopping malls, on the subway," said one man.