The governor of the Sverdlovsk region, Yevgeny Kuyvashev, said that the area with natural fires in the region is about 20 thousand hectares. This is officially stated telegraph channel area.
“Before the holiday, we asked the residents of the neighborhood not to go to the forest, not to light a fire, and to rest in a different way. Only the first day of the May holiday has passed, and the entire region is already in flames. 20 thousand hectares! The situation in the region is critical! “People have nothing to breathe, they are losing their homes,” said Kuyvashev.
According to him, more than a thousand rescuers are involved in the firefighting. At the same time, the head of the region noted that hot weather and strong winds contributed to the rapid spread of the fire.
formerly Kuyvashev declarationIt was reported that the fire situation in the area was evaluated as critical and federal assistance was requested to combat it. It was noted that the region requested federal assistance. According to him, aircraft of the Ministry of Emergencies, helicopters of the Ministry of Defense, the Russian Guard and Avialesookhrana will be deployed in the region. The Arkhangelsk Territory and the Krasnoyarsk Territory also help the Sverdlovsk Territory in firefighting.
4 May, a large forest fire with strong winds spilled In houses in the village of Uspenka. Part of the village and two social institutions were evacuated. A state of emergency was declared in the village. The fire damaged 18 buildings, eight of which were residences.