WILDFIRES IN SIBERIA AND FAR EAST - TASS

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

13 Aug 2019, 12:20

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

The funding source is the government's Reserve Fund

9 Aug 2019, 12:00

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

7 Aug 2019, 06:32

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

7 Aug 2019, 06:14

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

Yesterday the area under flames was smaller

6 Aug 2019, 05:23

Wildfires sweep through 650,000 hectares in Irkutsk Region

Earlier the burning area was about 613,000 hectares

5 Aug 2019, 08:13

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

5 Aug 2019, 06:24

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

2 Aug 2019, 11:19

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

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

2 Aug 2019, 07:36

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

1 Aug 2019, 12:45

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