The Ministry of Emergencies told about the situation with forest fires in the Rostov region

As the department told RIA Novosti, rescuers have eliminated the threat of forest fires spreading to settlements in the region.

“Thanks to the increased grouping and prompt actions, it was possible to remove the threat of fire transfer from forest fires to settlements, and now all fires in four districts of the Rostov region in settlements have been localized,” the press service noted.

At the same time, the Ministry of Emergency Situations told the agency that the area of ​​forest fires in the Rostov region increased by almost 522 hectares.

Earlier it was reported that the area of ​​fires in the Rostov region increased to 170 hectares. As a result of the fires, one person has already died, and an emergency regime has been introduced on the territory of the Mityakinsky rural settlement of the Tarasovsky district of the Rostov region.