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Heat and drought spark forest fires in Russia

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A total of 948 wildfires over an area of 26,000 hectares were detected in Russia last week, the Emergencies Ministry reported.

A total of 948 wildfires over an area of 26,000 hectares were detected in Russia last week, the Emergencies Ministry reported. A 20-hectare blaze was spotted on June 27 at 2:05 p.m. in the Kuyarsky forestry in the Medvedevsky district, the Republic of Mari El.

© Photo : Ministry of Emergency Situations, Privolzhskiy regional centerA total of 948 wildfires over an area of 26,000 hectares were detected in Russia last week, the Emergencies Ministry reported. A 20-hectare blaze was spotted on June 27 at 2:05 p.m. in the Kuyarsky forestry in the Medvedevsky district, the Republic of Mari El. Photo: A forest fire in the Republic of Mari El.
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A total of 948 wildfires over an area of 26,000 hectares were detected in Russia last week, the Emergencies Ministry reported. A 20-hectare blaze was spotted on June 27 at 2:05 p.m. in the Kuyarsky forestry in the Medvedevsky district, the Republic of Mari El. Photo: A forest fire in the Republic of Mari El.
© Photo : Ministry of Emergency Situations, Privolzhskiy regional centerThe area of forests affected by wild fires in the republic has totaled 1,200 hectares due to dry weather, high temperatures reaching 35°C, low humidity and strong winds. A creeping fire developed into a major blaze and is spreading to the northeast. Photo: A forest fire in the Republic of Mari El.
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The area of forests affected by wild fires in the republic has totaled 1,200 hectares due to dry weather, high temperatures reaching 35°C, low humidity and strong winds. A creeping fire developed into a major blaze and is spreading to the northeast. Photo: A forest fire in the Republic of Mari El.
© Photo : Ministry of Emergency Situations, Privolzhskiy regional centerSome 2,000 people were evacuated from villages and children’s summer recreation camps in the surrounding areas, with the children sent home. Photo: A forest fire in the Republic of Mari El.
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Some 2,000 people were evacuated from villages and children’s summer recreation camps in the surrounding areas, with the children sent home. Photo: A forest fire in the Republic of Mari El.
© Photo : Ministry of Emergency Situations, Privolzhskiy regional centerOn June 29 at 5:10 p.m. Moscow time, the natural disaster relief management center of Mari El’s branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry received a message from the local forestry service informing them of a creeping fire and a partial crown fire that were spreading in the Suslongersky military forestry in the Sovetsky district of the republic. Photo: A forest fire in the Republic of Mari El.
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On June 29 at 5:10 p.m. Moscow time, the natural disaster relief management center of Mari El’s branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry received a message from the local forestry service informing them of a creeping fire and a partial crown fire that were spreading in the Suslongersky military forestry in the Sovetsky district of the republic. Photo: A forest fire in the Republic of Mari El.
© Ministry of Emergency Situations, Rostov region / Go to the mediabankFire fighting crews spent two days battling a forest fire in the Rostov Region.
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Fire fighting crews spent two days battling a forest fire in the Rostov Region.
© Ministry of Emergency Situations, Rostov region / Go to the mediabankThe fire started on June 27 one kilometer away from the village of Veshenskaya.
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The fire started on June 27 one kilometer away from the village of Veshenskaya.
© Ministry of Emergency Situations, Rostov region / Go to the mediabankThe flame was fueled by the extreme temperature of 36°C and a strong wind with a speed of up to 27 meters per second. Photo: Rescue workers and fire fighters extinguishing a forest fire in the Sholokhov District, Rostov Region.
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The flame was fueled by the extreme temperature of 36°C and a strong wind with a speed of up to 27 meters per second. Photo: Rescue workers and fire fighters extinguishing a forest fire in the Sholokhov District, Rostov Region.
© Ministry of Emergency Situations, Rostov region / Go to the mediabankBy the morning of June 28, the flame had devastated almost 100 hectares of land, by noon it had covered 170 hectares, and by 5 p.m. the blaze had torn through 700 hectares.
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By the morning of June 28, the flame had devastated almost 100 hectares of land, by noon it had covered 170 hectares, and by 5 p.m. the blaze had torn through 700 hectares.
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