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In Transbaikalia, 85 families who lost their homes during fires received new housing

8/29/2019, 11:46:58 PM

The governor of the Trans-Baikal Territory, Alexander Osipov, during a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that 85 out of 120 families affected by the fires in April received new housing.


Their conversation is published on the Kremlin website.

“Nearly 120 families lost their homes. Today 85 of them are provided with housing, 33 are now under construction, purchase of housing, ”Osipov said.

He said that there is a restoration of bridges, water intakes, libraries.

He also noted that "the key task ... is the restoration of agriculture."

At the end of April, Osipov at a meeting in Chita said that the damage from natural fires in the region amounted to 1 billion rubles.