A state of emergency (OHAL) was declared in the city of Minusinsk, as the forest fires in Krasnoyarsk, in the Siberian region of Russia, became uncontrollable. In another statement, it was stated that the residents of the villages of Minusinsk, Ozera Tagarskoye and Lugavskoye will be evacuated.
FIRES HAVE BEEN UNCONTROLLED
While firefighters tried to intervene in local fires that started in Russia’s Siberia and Far East regions in recent months, the fires in the Krasnoyarsk region became uncontrollable. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia announced that forest fires in rural areas are growing and said, “Today, forest fires in the city of Minusinsk in the Krasnoyarsk region have spread to the settlements of the villages of Znamenka, Ozero Tagarskoye and Lugavskoye. No dead or injured have been recorded so far. According to preliminary information, the forest fires spread over an area of 250 hectares. The fire In order to extinguish it, 235 personnel of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are working with 61 equipment,” he said.
A state of emergency has been declared
In the continuation of the statement, it was stated that a state of emergency (OHAL) was declared in the city of Minusinsk, and the expressions “In connection with the forest fires in the villages of Minusinsk, Ozera Tagarskoye and Lugavskoye, the Minusinsk regional presidency of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia decided to apply a state of emergency.”
PREPARING FOR EVOLUTIONS
In another statement made by the Minusinsk regional administration, it was stated that residents in the villages of Minusinsk, Ozera Tagarskoye and Lugavskoye will be evacuated and evacuation buses are prepared for this. It was stated that the residents of the village will be transferred to the temporary living areas to be established in the village of Selivanikha. On the other hand, it was learned that some houses in the region were caught in the flames, fire broke out in the grassy areas and the growing flames were also intervened with helicopters.
Source: UAV