“In all fires, extinguishing is complicated by strong gusty winds up to 18 m / s, according to the forecast of Hydromet.
In addition, the lack of a serious fire water supply in the villages complicates the work very much, ”TASS reports.
According to the ministry, there are three large wildfires in the region: near the settlement of Novopodkletnoe on 5 hectares, the city of Borisoglebsk - 10 hectares, and the settlement of Medovka - 50 hectares.
In Novopodkletnoye, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the fire damaged one residential building, one non-residential building, and a number of outbuildings.
It is noted that a Mi-8 helicopter has started extinguishing.
Also, an airmobile group of the Russian Emergencies Ministry was sent to the region in the Lipetsk region, the first echelon of 25 people and four pieces of equipment has already arrived.
The group of the Tula Rescue Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of 50 people and 10 pieces of equipment also advanced.
Earlier it was reported that in the Voronezh region on the territory of two settlements in the Ramonsky district, an emergency regime was introduced due to a fire.