“So much smoke it is difficult to breathe”: how is the extinguishing of forest fires in the Krasnoyarsk Territory
2019-08-04T20:03:36.975Z
In Siberia, the extinguishing of burning forests continues. RT correspondents went to the Krasnoyarsk Territory, where employees of Avialesookhranya are struggling with the spread of fire. Journalists filmed forest fires and their consequences from the air. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, by August 4, there are about 470 fires in Russia, the most difficult situation is in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the Irkutsk Region, Buryatia and Yakutia. Defense forces were involved in the extinguishing: since the beginning of the operation, thanks to military aviation, fires have been eliminated on an area of almost 700 thousand hectares.
Source: russiart