The head of the Ministry of Emergencies Alexander Kurenkov promised on the air “Russia 1”that firefighters will be able to eliminate natural fires in the Urals by the end of May 9.
According to him, all services come into play to extinguish the fire. A large aviation group consisting of four Il-76 aircraft, a Be-200 amphibious aircraft, Mi-8 and Mi-26 helicopters is involved in extinguishing the fire.
Kurenkov also said that a ground group, including volunteers and Rosleskhoz workers, was operating at the scene.
The situation with forest fires in the Urals escalated last week.
Previously reportedFog is observed due to severe forest fires in the Sverdlovsk region in Yekaterinburg. Citizens were advised not to open windows, do wet cleaning in apartments, and walk around with masks and respirators on the street.
Also in the Tyumen region augmented Number of active forest fires.