Ivan Sovetnikov, head of the Federal Forest Service (Rosleskhoz), said the agency expects all major fires in the Sverdlovsk region to be extinguished within two to three days. He announced this in a video message he posted. telegraph channel rosleskhoz
As Sovetnikov said, the situation in the region is stabilizing and the main major fires are actually localized. At the same time, he noted that the air is currently dry and there is no precipitation, which complicates the situation.
“We expect all major fires in the area to be localized and eliminated in two to three days,” said the head of Rosleskhoz.
It was previously reported that the area of fires in the Sverdlovsk region increased from 33 thousand hectares to 54.1 thousand hectares. 4807 firefighters are responding to the fire, Be-200, Il-76 aircraft, Mi-8 helicopters are on duty to extinguish the fires. Experts are also assisted by about six thousand volunteers. About what is happening in the Urals – in the photo report “Newspapers.Ru”.