Nearly 50 forest fires recorded in Russia

RIA Novosti was told about this by a representative of emergency services.

“As of 06:00 Moscow time, 48 forest fires were registered on the territory of Russia on a total area of ​​3.08 thousand hectares,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

It is specified that 19 forest fires with a total area of ​​1.39 thousand hectares are operating in a five-kilometer zone from settlements.

These foci are located on the territory of Khakassia, Trans-Baikal, Krasnoyarsk, Primorsky territories, Novosibirsk and Irkutsk regions.

Earlier it was reported that in 13 regions, rescuers introduced a special fire regime.