Wildfires in Russia (part III) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wildfires are threatening more than 200 villages in the Russian regions of Voronezh, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Mordovia.Nearly 240,000 people are battling the wildfires.According to the Emergencies Ministry more than 125,000 hectares of forest are burning. There are also 18 peat bog fires, 9 of which are in the Central Federal District. Pictured: wildfire fully destroyed Peredeltsi village in Ryazan region of Russia. Just brick chimneys of home stoves are left. Country >>> Russia >>> Category >>> Disasters & Accidents >>> Fire >>> |
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