In Russia, 51 forest fires were put out in a day

“Over the past day, 51 forest fires on an area of ​​16,813 hectares have been extinguished in Russia,” RIA Novosti reports.

It is specified that there are 141 forest fires on the territory of the country on an area of ​​215,227 hectares.

Earlier it was reported that in the Nizhny Novgorod region from August 9 to 15, the fourth class of forest fire hazard will operate.