78 wildfires were eliminated in Russia per day

“Over the past day, on August 17, in Russia, forest fire forces have liquidated 78 forest fires on an area of ​​70 356 hectares,” the message says.

As noted, the largest area of ​​fires was recorded in Yakutia, where 67 fires operate on an area of ​​1,351,271 hectares.

Earlier, the Deputy Head of EMERCOM of Russia Alexander Chupriyan spoke about the situation with forest fires in Yakutia.