The forest fires raging south of Moscow have again taken on large proportions, Russian authorities announced today, as residents of the capital complained of a strong smell of burning in the air.
Since early August, fires have been raging in the Ryazan region, about 200 kilometers southeast of Moscow. The acting governor of that region, Pavel Malkov, announced that a state of emergency had been declared and that residents of two settlements, Olgino and Golovanovo, had been ordered to evacuate.
“The extent of the fire continues to expand slowly. According to the Air Forest Service, we’re talking about 80-90,000 acres today,” Malkoff said, calling the situation “tense.”
Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, said his city had sent equipment and personnel to Ryazan but those efforts were not enough to contain the fronts.
“The fires have flared up,” Sobyanin said, according to Russia’s TASS news agency. “There are many fires over a large area and in areas that are difficult to reach,” he added.
Muscovites said that in the morning there was a burning smell, which later dissipated. This week the temperature in Moscow is expected to reach 31 degrees Celsius. The record high temperature in the Russian capital dates back to 2010, when 38.2 degrees Celsius was recorded at the same time as thick smoke from a huge forest fire engulfed the city.
Source: Capital
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