Hundreds lose homes as HUGE wildfires ravage Russia’s Trans-Baikal (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
Massive steppe wildfires, propelled by strong winds, have destroyed more than a hundred houses in the Siberian region of Trans-Baikal, leaving hundreds of local residents homeless.
More than 400 people were affected by the wildfires that got out of control in the remote Russian region on the Mongolian border.
At least, 111 houses in 15 villages were lost in the disaster, the governor’s office said. The people evacuated in time and there have been no fatalities related to the fires.
Some 70 firefighters were battling the blaze, with the assistance of two planes and a helicopter. The Russian Emergencies Ministry said early on Saturday that the fires have been put out in all of the villages, except one.
Footage posted online showed huge flames are coming dangerously close to residential areas with the skies blackened by plumes of smoke.
Пожары в Забайкалье: 18 пострадавших, почти 300 человек потеряли имущество https://t.co/2FbuiUwZcrpic.twitter.com/BQmSVbCFSt
— Тайга.инфо (@taygainfo) April 20, 2019
Из-за степных пожаров в Забайкалье сгорела почти сотня домов. Без жилья остались более 200 человек, в том числе 25 детей. МЧС ввело режим чрезвычайной ситуации. Пожары не утихают, а некоторые посёлки почти полностью уничтоженыhttps://t.co/G4uaWAt7Dbpic.twitter.com/nAELGRkLRY
— TJ (@tjournal) April 19, 2019
Some photos captured the aftermath of the wildfires, with homes in some villages reduced to ashes.
В Забайкалье потушили бушевавшие в населенных пунктах пожары, сотни человек признаны потерпевшими (ФОТО, ВИДЕО) https://t.co/kNYLeJR45Ipic.twitter.com/2znsIplVM1
— Катерина Раковская (@_akovskaya) April 20, 2019
Степные пожары в Забайкалье дошли до населенных пунктов. Известно о десятках сгоревших домов, сильном задымлении на федеральных трассах и одном пострадавшем. pic.twitter.com/J7EcwfX3F3
— Шаден (@ShadenFM) April 19, 2019
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