In the Tyumen region, more than 16.5 thousand hectares of wildfires were eliminated per day

According to TASS, this was stated by the director of the regional department of civil protection and fire safety Andrei Mikhnovich.

“An extremely unfavorable situation with wildfires continues to develop in the region.

Over the past day, 21 fires were extinguished on a total area of ​​more than 16.5 thousand hectares.

21 natural fires remain active on a total area of ​​more than 3 thousand hectares, ”he said.

Earlier, the governor of the Tyumen region, Alexander Moor, said that 90% of wildfires have been extinguished in the region at the moment.