“It is important that this is not the number of the burned forest, this is precisely the territory where there were thermal anomalies,” TASS quotes the minister.
He said that “compared to last year, the number of fires and their area, although insignificantly, have decreased.
4% - the number of fires and 17% - their area. "
Earlier it was reported that scientists from the All-Russian Research Institute for Civil Defense and Emergencies of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia predict an increased likelihood of fire hazard in 15 regions of the country.
On July 16, FAN wrote that drones are being used to extinguish a large forest fire in the Perm Territory.