WILDFIRES IN SIBERIA AND FAR EAST - TASS

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One fire left in nature reserves — Russian Nature Ministry

Russian Forestry Agency estimates forest fire damage at $106 mln

Russian ministry: Over 200 wildfires engulfing 100,000 hectares extinguished in single day

Forest fire in southern Russia’s resort area localized — emergencies ministry

Russian government to earmark over $90 mln for firefighting in Siberia, Far East

The funding source is the government's Reserve Fund

Wildfires strike Russia’s Zabaykalsky National Park, two Siberian nature reserves

The total area of the blaze in the protected zones is about 789 hectares

Firefighters combat blazes engulfing 163,100 hectares in Russian regions

Nearly 100 settlements in Siberia and the Far East are affected by smoke from the wildfires

Wildfire area in Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk Region grows to 880,000 hectares overnight

Yesterday the area under flames was smaller

Wildfires sweep through 650,000 hectares in Irkutsk Region

Earlier the burning area was about 613,000 hectares

Buryatia sees seven-fold increase in wildfire area since 2018

In a hard-to-reach mountainous area in northern Buryatia, firefighting efforts are not taken in view of no threat for local settlements and economic facilities

Wildfires in Siberia, Far East shrink to 2.4 mln hectares

Last week, wildfires were blazing on the area of more than 2.8 mln hectares

Firefighters curb expansion rate of Siberian, Far Eastern wildfires five-fold

During the past day, fire fighters managed to eliminate 19 sources of fire

Wildfire smoke covers over 600 populated areas in Russia’s Far East and Siberia

A total of 9,000 personnel and 2,800 pieces of equipment are involved in firefighting activities

Mild rains unlikely to douse Siberian wildfires, experts say

The rains' intensity is not high enough to cover such an area, the weather service stated