Siberia: a localized 12 of the 44 forest fires

According to satellite monitoring, in Siberia registered 290 thermal activity points, 229 of which are located within 5 kilometers away from settlements. "The largest number of thermally active pixels – 111 – were confirmed as unauthorized annealing of dry vegetation. From this we can conclude that the main cause of wildfires is the work of local people ", – stressed in the MOE. In the liquidation of forest fires and heat-active points today involved 1088 people and 184 pieces of equipment, ITAR-TASS. Since the beginning of fire season in the SFD registered 351 hotbed of wildfires in the total area of 9,565.3 hectares.