At least 10 people were killed today in Siberia from the fires burning hundreds of buildings in many villages, while strong winds are hampering firefighting efforts.
In its periphery Krasnoyarskabout 3,000 kilometers east of Moscow, more than 450 houses were burned and five people were killed in 16 settlements in the Kazatsinskoy and Saripovsky districts. There are at least 17 injured, 10 of whom are hospitalized. The area was declared in emergency situation.
Another large-scale fire in Siberia. Two settlements destroyed by fire in Krasnoyarsk Krai, 05-07-2022
Gusty and dry weather are the main cause pic.twitter.com/QX2PZH6ysE
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In the Kemerovo three people were found dead inside a burned house and authorities ordered a preliminary investigation into negligent homicide. In the Omsk region there are two dead and eight injured.
«Extinguishing is complicated by meteorological conditions. Strong winds accelerate the spread of fire and make it difficult to extinguish them“, Said the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Krasnoyarsk region. Due to the winds, only pedestrian units are involved in the firefighting operation and not firefighting aircraft.
A few years ago, hundreds of Polish firefighters arrived to help put out massive wildfires in the Moscow region.
This was recorded back then.
Now, half of Siberia is on fire, but nobody is coming to help.
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Massive forest fires in Siberia right now.
Maybe it would be better for Russia to focus on more productive things than getting bogged down in a bloody war in Ukraine? pic.twitter.com/omUd5sOsFs
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The governor of the region, Alexander Usssaid in a statement that the fires were caused by winds that in some areas reach 40 meters per second. Due to the wind, trees were uprooted and power lines were cut resulting in “nfires break out in many areas at the same time»Of Krasnoyarsk.
«We asked for help from the neighboring regions, but we realize that it will only arrive in a few hours, at best. I ordered the power to be cut off in a part of the district, with the exception of facilities necessary for survival, such as gas stations and water supply pumping stations.“, He added.
In the affected areas they will open temporary accommodation facilities for those who have become homeless or need medical help and psychological support.
«Such fires are rare in May. But we did not have rain for a long time, fires broke out and in addition we have a strong wind“, He told the TASS agency Roman Wilfand, the director of the Rosguidromet Meteorological Institute. He added that the fires were caused by humans.
Huge fires have been raging in Siberia for many years. In 2021, two fires in eastern Siberia released 16 million tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, the 4th largest amount since these measurements began in 2003.
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