Firefighters and rescuers extinguished eight out of 16 forest fires registered over the past 24 hours in Russia’s Far East, a spokesman for the regional emergencies ministry said on Wednesday. He said six of the remaining forest fires continue raging in the Primorye Territory and two in the Jewish Autonomous Region. Over 250 people and [...]
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Firefighters battle 9 large forest fires in East Siberia
Firefighters are battling nine large-scale forest fires on a total area of 107 hectares in the Irkutsk Region in East Siberia, the Russian forestry Service said on Sunday. “According to satellite data, wildfires referred to the category of large-scale forest fires have been revealed in the Irkutsk Region,” the service said. Over 161 people and [...]
September 29, 2011
Firefighters extinguish 18 forest fires in Russia’s Siberia over past 24 hours
Firefighters and rescuers extinguished 18 forest fires on the total area of over 700 hectares in Russia’s Siberia over the past 24 hours, the regional department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported on Thursday. The department also said that firefighters continue battling remaining wildfires in the region that cover a total area of some 100 [...]
September 27, 2011
Firefighters battle 1,000 ha of forest fires in Russia’s Siberia
Firefighters are battling some 30 forest fires that engulf over 1,000 hectares of woods in Russia’s Siberia, the regional department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported on Tuesday. The department said that 39 forest fires covering an area of some 470 hectares were extinguished over the past 24 hours. Over 1,200 people and 270 units [...]
September 25, 2011
Firefighters extinguish 50 forest fires across Russia in past 24 hours
Firefighters have extinguished 50 forest fires in various regions of Russia in the past twenty-four hours, the Federal Forestry Agency said on Sunday. “As of the morning of September 25, 2011, 40 wildfires were registered in Russia. The area affected by forest fires has increased by 1,713 hectares in the past twenty-four hours,” the agency [...]
September 18, 2011
Firefighters put out all forest fires in Siberia
Firefighters and rescuers have extinguished all forest fires in Siberia as they put out the remaining 16 wildfires on an area of 46.45 hectares in the region in the past 24 hours, the regional emergencies center said on Sunday. “Overall, 582 people and 219 pieces of equipment have been employed in the past twenty-four hours [...]