Tufts: Irkutsk settlements are protected from wildfires – RIA Novosti

IRKUTSK, August 14 – RIA Novosti. All towns in the Irkutsk region, where raging wildfires, protected from the fire; Fires should be eliminated within three days, said the head of Ministry of Emergency Situations Vladimir Puchkov on Friday at the operative meeting in Irkutsk.

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“All 25 active fires should be taken under strict control and eliminated within three days”, – he said.

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praised the work of the Commission for Emergency Situations of the region and the leadership of the Irkutsk region.

“Not allowed deaths, measures were taken to protect the lives and health of area residents and tourists, who continue to rest on the Baikal and surrounding areas , protected from fires settlements, transmission and social infrastructure “, – said the head of Ministry of Emergency Situations.

He said that the sanitary-epidemiological and ecological situation are normal. At the same time, the minister instructed Rospotrebnadzor organize continuous monitoring of air, soil and water and bring all information to citizens.