This was reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.

“To coordinate work on extinguishing fires and providing assistance to victims, an emergency team from the Russian Emergencies Ministry arrived in Magnitogorsk.

It is headed by the deputy head of the department Ilya Denisov, ”the source said.

It is specified that immediately after the arrival, Denisov went to fly over the settlements most affected by the fires. 

Earlier, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Chelyabinsk region told about the situation with forest fires in the region.