Under a blazing sun, farmers were digging trenches in Nizhny Novgorod on Sunday to stop wildfires in nearby forests and peat bogs from advancing on their land.

By Isabel Gorst in Nizhny Novgorod

Published: August 8 2010 19:24 | Last updated: August 8 2010 19:24

Source: Financial Times

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/716ff576-a315-11df-8cf4-00144feabdc0.html