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Tue, 03/15/2011 - 08:41
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Russia rescuers start work in Japan emergency zone

MOSCOW, March 15 (Itar-Tass) - Russia's rescuers have begun to work in the quake-hit emergency zone in Japan, RF Emergency Situations Ministry's spokeswoman Irina Andrianova told Itar-Tass.
"A combined unit of Russian rescuers has deployed a base camp near
Sendai, 4 kilometres north of the city boundary. The specialists have
started reconnaissance," she said.
A meeting of the emergency response headquarters with representatives of the local police and authorities is currently underway, which will determine the exact location of the search and rescue operations.

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