Firefighters put out half of 12 forest fires in Russia’s Far East in past 24 hours

Firefighters and rescuers in Russia’s Far East extinguished half of 12 forest fires registered over the past 24 hours, a spokesman for the regional emergencies ministry said on Tuesday. “As of 8:00 local time on Tuesday [21:00 GMT Monday] six forest fires continue raging in the Far East covering an area of 7.42 hectares,” the […]