In Russia, 116 forest fires were extinguished per day

“Over the past day, on July 13, 116 forest fires have been liquidated in Russia on an area of ​​23 464 hectares,” RIA Novosti is quoted as saying.

It is noted that the most difficult situation with fires is observed in Yakutia, where 150 fires were recorded on an area of ​​more than 620 thousand hectares.

Earlier it became known about the transfer of additional forces, including fire aviation, to the regions of Yakutia engulfed in wildfires.