Fog is observed in Yekaterinburg due to severe forest fires in the Sverdlovsk region, reports regional operations headquarters.
Fog was recorded in the city for the second day in a row.
The operational headquarters provides necessary advice to the residents of the city. Citizens were advised not to open windows, do wet cleaning in apartments, and walk around with masks and respirators on the street. It is also recommended to abandon long walks and wash the nose and throat more often.
Earlier it was reported that Ivan Sovetnikov, head of the Federal Forest Service (Rosleskhoz). declarationHe said the agency expects all major fires in the Sverdlovsk region to be eliminated within two to three days. He announced this in a video message posted on Rosleskhoz’s Telegram channel.
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.