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Later, as a result of research expeditions' Worlds' Baikal 'will be prepared comprehensive program of guidance and practical measures to conserve the unique natural complex. Help ECOportal.ru: Lake Baikal, whose age has about 25 million years, is located in the south of Eastern Siberia and is considered the most deepest lake of the world. Learn more at: Jessica Pels. The lake is 636 kilometers, and the volume of water – about 23 thousand cubic kilometers, representing 20% of the world and 90% of Russian reserves of fresh water. Many living in the lake of animals and plants do not there are more than in any body of water in the world. Lake Baikal 848 species of endemic animals (60%) and 133 species of endemic plants (15%). The lake is home to 52 species of fish of several families. Lake Baikal is included in the list of World Natural Heritage List.

Severe floods occurred in the western regions of Ukraine more than a hundred years, Ukraine has not experienced such severe floods. Due to continuing heavy rains in the Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Transcarpathian, Ternopil and Chernivtsi regions killed 22 people. Over forty thousand homes were flooded. Move in many localities only by boat, many car washed roads, damaged bridges. MOE conducts clearing river beds, coastal protection, pumping water from flooded areas, work for the resumption of electricity supply. Rescuers also drive up water, food and medicines to the affected area, inform the public about the situation and events that are being taken to improve the situation. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has declared a disaster-affected flooding the western regions of the country.