The area was declared a state of emergency – The settlements of Olgino and Golovanovo were evacuated
The forest fires raging to the south of it Moscow have taken on large proportions again, the Russian authorities announced today, while the residents of the capital complain about the strong smell of burning in the atmosphere.
Since the beginning of August, fires have broken out in his area Ryazan, about 200 kilometers southeast of Moscow. The acting governor of that region, Pavel Malkov, announced that a state of emergency had been declared and that residents of two settlements, Olgino and Golovanovo, had been ordered to evacuate.
“The extent of the fire continues to expand slowly. According to the Air Forest Service, we’re talking about approx 80-90,000 acres today” Malkov said, describing the situation as “tense”.
Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, said his city had sent equipment and personnel to Ryazan but those efforts were not enough to contain the fronts.
“The fires have reignited,” said o Sobyaninaccording to the Russian agency TASS. “There are many fires over a large area and in areas that are difficult to reach,” he added.
Muscovites said that in the morning there was a burning smell, which later dissipated. This week the temperature in Moscow is expected to reach 31 degrees Celsius. The record high temperature in the Russian capital dates back to 2010, when 38.2 degrees Celsius was recorded at the same time as thick smoke from a huge forest fire engulfed the city.
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