China News Agency, Moscow, August 24 (Reporter Tian Bing) Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a forest fire fighting work conference in some regions of Russia on the 24th that there is still a risk of deterioration of forest fires in Europe and the Far East in Russia, and all measures must be taken to prevent dangerous situations from happening. .
According to the Kremlin website, Putin said that this year Russia and Europe have encountered abnormally high temperature weather, and large-scale natural fires have occurred in many countries. Due to factors such as high temperature, drought, and dry rivers, it has become more difficult for the entire European continent to fight forest fires. Therefore, a lot of resources need to be introduced.
Putin said that not only in parts of Europe, but also in the Far East there is a risk of forest fires getting worse, and the fires are often more complicated.
Although the total area of forest fires in Russia is currently 2.8 times less than last year, the situation is still severe, especially in Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod and Mari El Republic.
Putin asked relevant ministries and local governments to take all necessary measures to eliminate fires and reduce losses, mainly to protect people's health, nature and wildlife.
Kulenkov, Minister of Emergency Situations of Russia, said at the meeting that since the beginning of the fire danger period this year, more than 10,000 forest fires have occurred across the country, and the fire area has exceeded 3 million hectares.
The Russian Federal Forestry Administration reported earlier that up to now, 104 forest fires have spread in 18 regions of Russia, and the rescue work is still continuing.
According to Russian media reports, the fire situation in the Central Federal District of Russia is the most serious in Ryazan Oblast, where a forest fire broke out on August 7, and the fire continued to spread.
A state of emergency has been declared in three regions of Ryazan Oblast.
According to the information provided by the emergency department, the forest fire coverage area in Ryazan Prefecture reached 11,700 hectares on the 24th.
The TASS news agency reported on the 24th, citing the detection data of Moscow University, that the smoke from the forest fires in Ryazan region started to appear in Moscow on August 15. The organic carbon content in Moscow’s air rose tenfold from the early morning to noon on the 22nd, surpassing that of transportation and industry. The level of air pollution caused by emissions.
On August 23, Russian Prime Minister Mishustin signed an order to approve the establishment of a government forest firefighting committee, which aims to coordinate the firefighting work of various federal ministries and local authorities, and locate and extinguish forest fires in central Russia.
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