“Over the past day, September 15, in Russia, forest fire forces have liquidated 20 forest fires on an area of 37,226 hectares,” TASS reports.
The largest area of fires was recorded in Yakutia, where 12 fires operate on an area of 127,951 hectares.
Earlier, the press service of the government of the Irkutsk region said that all forest fires in the region have been liquidated.