This was reported on the website of the department.

"The main efforts of the Main Directorate are aimed at protecting populated areas from wildfires, specialists from the regional department of the EMERCOM of Russia are involved in the territory of the Gorny and Tomponsky regions," the message says.

It is noted that “a difficult forest fire situation persists on the territory of the Aldan, Gorny, Zhigansky, Kobyaysky, Mirninsky, Neryungrinsky, Olekminsky, Oymyakonsky, Ust-Maisky, Tomponsky, Khangalassky and Suntarsky districts, where 266 foci have been registered, on a total area since the discovery of over 906 thousand hectares ".

“Approximate wildfires near the settlement are under the special control of the Main Directorate.

Eldikan, Balagannakh and Udarnik ”, - added to the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Also, the Ministry of Emergency Situations told how things are with the wildfires in the Magadan region.