MOSCOW, June 25 Forest fire services in Russia extinguished 23 wildfires in a day, Avialesookhrana reports on its website.
“According to the information of the regional forestry dispatch services, over the past day, 06/24/2023, in 17 regions of Russia, forest fire services and involved persons extinguished 23 forest fires on an area covered by fire, 8,166 hectares,” the message says.
By midnight on June 25, there were 41 forest fires in the country on an area of 23,527 hectares, which were actively extinguished.
The largest area of fires was recorded in the Altai Territory — there is one fire on an area of 9760 hectares.
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