Over 90% of the wildfires in the Krasnoyarsk Territory are located in areas which can only be accessed and doused from the air
Over 90% of the wildfires in the Krasnoyarsk Territory are located in areas which can only be accessed and doused from the air
Prior to extinguishing the fires, the members of Krasnoyarsk wildfire center must descend onto the landing site.
Then shovels come into play.
The main causes of wildfires are campfires that have not been put out and thunderstorms.
This is an aerial view of the burning taiga.
A state of emergency, which was declared due to the fires, may be lifted at the end of the week.
According to official information at 10:00 a.m. on June 21, 27 wildfires were blazing across an area of about 1,000 hectares.
On June 10, when the state of emergency was announced, fires covered an area of 16,000 hectares
Skies in the Krasnoyarsk Territory were enveloped in smoke from the fires, which became particularly evident at sunset.
