MOSCOW, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- As blazing hotspots across Russia reached nearly 600 on Saturday, more countries are sending aircraft, firetrucks and personnel to help Russia battle the blazes.
During a telephone conversation with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin earlier on Saturday, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said that France would assist Russia in tackling the wildfire and send a plane to the disaster scenes.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi also offered help. Three Italian jets, which arrived in Moscow on Thursday, have already joined operation in the Moscow region, the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said.
Two Italian firefighting amphibious planes arrived on Saturday in the Samara region on the Volga River. They will help save a natural preserve engulfed by fires.
In a letter to Putin, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that his country was ready to "render comprehensive aid in dealing with the wildfire and the aftermath."
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