Plenary session of the State Duma of the Russian Federation on November 13, 2002

Russia. Moscow. Russian Minister for Civil Defense, Emergencies, and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu (left) during government hour as part of a plenary session of the State Duma, at which the minister informed the lower house about measures to eliminate the consequences of the natural disaster in the southern regions of the country. Vladimir Musaelyan/TASS