“At present, the Russian Emergencies Ministry in the Rostov region has been put on high alert,” RIA Novosti quotes the agency’s press service.

It is noted that operational groups have been sent to checkpoints.

In total, six automobile points were organized.

Earlier, Acting Head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia Alexander Chupriyan and head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova arrived in the Rostov region.