Thousands of hectares of land ablaze with no signs of a let-up.

Putin fires top official in Russian Far East, and calls for Investigative Committee to check how authorities performing.

The Russian president spoke after flying over devastated settlements, and fields were crops have been destroyed.

Two buses in collision on highway linking Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

Russian army in battle to erect dikes to hold back the swirling Amur River as evacuations begin in low-lying areas.

202 metre 'invisible' glass tower could offer hotel and offices if agreement is reached. 

Defences were breached in Komsomolsk-on-Amur engulfing several villages, as forced evacuation rise.

Trans Siberian trains are on schedule despite rivers breaking their banks and plans to evacuate the gateway of Khabarovsk.

Killer amphetamines manufactured next to dead bodies.