“Since the beginning of the year, we have a little more than 5 thousand forest fires. The area covered by fire is 770 thousand ha. In 2019, our area was 923 thousand, ”TASS quoted him as saying.
Anoprienko said that in late March - early April, an outbreak of forest fires was recorded. The current situation, according to him, is associated with an abnormal heat in several regions of Siberia and the regime of self-isolation.
Along with this, he indicated a decrease in the average area of the fire.
“We are seeing a decrease in the average area of one forest fire from almost 200 hectares, this figure was last year, to 150 this year,” he said.
Earlier in the Krasnodar Territory, the ban on visiting forests was extended until May 18.