August 11 2005, 10:04 Interfax

The President of Belarus sets saving the crop as the main task

The President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced the hurricane of August 9 to be the disaster that can deprive the country of harvest.

The hurricane swept over 200-300 km wide territory of Belarus. It originated of a vast and slow-moving cyclone over Minsk height and caused irretrievable damage to ecology and natural resources of Belarus.

The President considers that the main thing currently is to save the crop.