At least ten people were killed today in Siberia from the fires burning hundreds of buildings in many villages, while strong winds are hampering firefighting efforts.
In the Krasnoyarsk region, about 3,000 kilometers east of Moscow, more than 450 houses were burned and five people were killed in 16 settlements in the Kazatsinskoy and Saripovsky districts. There are at least 17 injured, ten of whom are being treated. The area was declared a state of emergency.
In Kemerovo three people were found dead inside a burned house and the authorities ordered a preliminary investigation into negligent homicide. In the Omsk region there are two dead and eight injured.
“Extinguishing is complicated by meteorological conditions. “Strong winds are accelerating the spread of the fire and making it difficult to put it out,” said the Krasnoyarsk region’s Ministry of Emergency Situations. Due to the winds, only pedestrian units are involved in the firefighting operation and not firefighting aircraft.
The governor of the region, Alexander Ous, said in a statement that the fires were caused by winds that in some areas reach 40 meters per second. Due to the wind, trees were uprooted and power lines were cut, resulting in “simultaneous fires in many areas” in Krasnoyarsk.
“We asked for help from the neighboring regions, but we realize that it will only arrive in a few hours, at best. “I have ordered that the electricity supply to a part of the region be cut off, with the exception of facilities that are necessary for survival, such as gas stations and water supply pumping stations,” he added.
Temporary accommodation facilities will be opened in the affected areas for those who have become homeless or need medical help and psychological support.
“Such fires are rare in May. “But we did not have rain for a long time, fires broke out and in addition we have strong winds,” Roman Wilfand, director of the Rosguidromet meteorological institute, told TASS. He added that the fires were caused by humans.
Huge fires have been raging in Siberia for many years. In 2021, two fires in eastern Siberia released 16 million tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, the 4th largest amount since these measurements began, in 2003.
Source: News Beast
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