About 100 U.S embassy staff allowed to leave Moscow for 30 days.

WASHINGTON, August 11 (Itar-Tass) - The U.S. State Department has
allowed the technical staff of the U.S. embassy in Moscow and the
families of diplomats to leave the Russian capital for a period of 30 days
because of the unfavourable environmental situation in the city.
According to the State Department spokesperson Philip Crawley,
approximately 100 people will be able to leave Moscow if they wish. He
added that experts from the U.S. International Development Agency division
responsible for rendering assistance to foreign countries hit by natural
disasters continue staying in Moscow for consultations with the Russian
government.
In the meantime, the U.S. embassy in Moscow has allocated 50,000
dollars from its emergency fund for relief aid to the fire victims.

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