In Siberia, 3 million hectares of forest are burning, but they are hardly extinguished. Reported by the BBC.
"Forest fires are now recorded in 10 regions: in the Irkutsk and Tyumen regions, in the Krasnoyarsk, Khabarovsk, Perm and Trans-Baikal Territories, in Yakutia, Buryatia and in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region," the report said.
It is reported that a significant part of Siberia and the Ural cities were under the influence of heavy smoke, residents complain of suffocating smog.
It is noted that the situation went out of control precisely because it was originally decided not to extinguish the fires while they are small.The total area of burning is approximately equal to the area of Belgium and continues to grow.
According to Avialesookhranya, 2 thousand 715 people and 343 units of equipment are involved in extinguishing forest fires. Also involved in the suppression of 28 aircraft, but this is not enough.
The bulk of fires occur in hard-to-reach areas where the cost of extinguishing exceeds the amount of possible damage.
It is reported that the nearest location of the aircraft tanker - 500 km from the fire in the taiga. He flies back and forth, drops a small amount of water.
Because of the fires in four regions - in the Irkutsk Region, the Krasnoyarsk Territory, as well as in certain areas of Buryatia and Yakutia - an emergency situation was introduced.
