Forest fires in Siberia have covered more than 6 thousand hectares – Rosbalt.RU

 Area fires in Siberia per day almost doubled and exceeded 6 thousand. Hectares, with most of this area is occupied by the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

 

 In addition, the Krasnoyarsk Territory – the only region where the number of fire hazards has not decreased, but increased noborot lately. According to the operative information of the Krasnoyarsk forest fire center in the region are 24 forest fires. Outbreaks reported in Boguchany, Evenki, and Kezhemsk Motyginskiy areas.

 

 “Their area – 4,174 hectares, from the bottom of localized fires about five thousand acres.” – Reported in the department. On Tuesday, in the province burned 2.7 thousand. Hectares of taiga.

 

 “4 active fires on the total area of ​​more than 2 thousand. Hectares in the Barguzin, the Baikal, the North-Baikal regions registered in Buryatia on the morning of July 20. Localized single focus on an area of ​​124 hectares in the Baikal region “, – reported in the national forestry agency

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 For the past day ground forces liquidated Khorinsky focus in the area over an area of ​​700 hectares. In the Baikal and North-Baikal regions continues quenching “storm” of fires, power delivered to the Federal Reserve Avialesookhrana. Just putting out fires in the region employs more than 500 people, is used 50 pieces of heavy equipment, and forest fire.

 

 In the Irkutsk region there are five fires on the area of ​​225.5 hectares. In Transbaikalia no active fire, two fires are localized on the area of ​​17.5 hectares in Krasnochikoisky area. They plan to put out to the end of the day. Threats to human settlements there.