It has been “hot” in Russia for several days now due to large-scale fires that have broken out in different regions of the Russian Federation. Unfavorable weather conditions do not allow rescuers to eliminate the fire.
The fire engulfed a hectare of Russian land. Everything is on fire: houses, yards, schools, dachas, shops, forests. In particular, fires are raging in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Omsk, Irkutsk, Kemerovo regions.
Photos and videos of the consequences of the fire are published by Russian publics and mass media.
As a result of large-scale fires, there are already civilian casualties, including children. The fire also destroyed hundreds of houses.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, due to fires in the Krasnoyarsk Territory , 5 people died and at least 17 people were injured. Half a thousand houses burned down. In addition, forest fires in the east of the Krasnoyarsk Territory turned over in the country, the regional head office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. RosSMI , citing the Federal Forestry Agency, called the cause of the fires a short circuit at substations and power lines.
❗️ The regional television channel “Yenisei” with reference to eyewitnesses reports a huge fire also in Uyar.
Before that, it was officially known that in different parts of the region the fire spread to 60 pic.twitter.com/rjT9tCTJtl
– Taiga. (@taygainfo) May 7, 2022
In the Uyarsky district, the village of Gromadsk is on fire. According to the Yenisei state channel, there is no fire equipment, because all of it is involved in extinguishing the city of Uyar.
– Taiga. (@taygainfo) May 7, 2022
In addition to fires, dust storms are raging in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, making it impossible to extinguish large-scale fires in the region. The governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory declared an emergency mode due to large-scale fires. Dozens of flaming buildings are burning there. Fire approaches social institutions.
The local authorities of the Omsk region inform that the number of victims of large-scale fires in eight settlements of the Omsk region has increased to 16.
The authorities are not coping with the elimination of fires. Rescuers are unable to extinguish the fire due to adverse weather conditions: strong wind and +24. Also, due to the scale, there is not enough equipment to extinguish fires. Local authorities are deploying temporary accommodation points.
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