Wildfire zone in Irkutsk region widens to over 675,000 hectares in past 24 hours
17:55, 7 August 2019
IRKUTSK. KAZINFORM The area covered by wildfires in the Irkutsk region has increased by 25,000 hectares in the last 24 hours, the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said on Wednesday, according to TASS.
Seventy-seven settlements are affected by smoke from the wildfires.
A joint aviation group of the Russian Emergencies Ministry and DefenseMinistry has joined the firefighting effirts in the Irkutsk region on August 1.