A state of emergency was declared in Russia’s far jap Khabarovsk area on Monday, amid forest fires which have raged in different elements of the nation.
“Today, I signed an order on the introduction of a state of emergency due to forest fires throughout the Khabarovsk Territory,” Khabarovsk Governor Mikhail Degtyarev mentioned in a message on Telegram.
Degtyarev mentioned dry and scorching climate prevailed all through the area, leading to eight forest fires in six completely different districts since Sunday evening.
Experts consider that just about all the forest fires have been brought on by human elements, he mentioned, including that just about 300 personnel have been working to place out the fires.
“We need to attract the maximum amount of resources to extinguish fires as quickly as possible,” he mentioned.
Early final week, the areas of Tyumen, Kurgan, Sverdlovsk, and Omsk declared states of emergency as a result of forest fires brought on by scorching and dry temperatures, which have additionally unfold to native settlements.
Last week, Russia’s state news company TASS reported that wildfires killed 21 individuals within the Kurgan area and one other within the Tyumen area.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
