A high-alert regime has been introduced in Kuvandyksky GO of Orenburg region due to fires

A high-alert regime was introduced in the Kuvandyksky urban district of the Orenburg region in April. This was announced on April 5 by the press service of the district administration.

"A special regime has been introduced today, due to a landscape fire at a distance of 1 km from the village of Podgornoye and wind gusts up to 12 m / s," wrote the Telegram channel of the municipality.

At the same time, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the region, the fire in Orsk is currently localized. The grouping of forces and assets has been increased to 54 people and 20 pieces of equipment. There is no threat to residential buildings.

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Earlier in the day, it was reported that almost 120 fires occurred per day in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Hurricane-force winds are raging in Siberia on Saturday, which has complicated the fire situation and led to destruction. This morning, the administration of the city of Minusinsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory, reported a forest fire. It was clarified that the forest areas adjacent to the residential districts of Vostochny and Southeastern caught fire. Later, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that more than 20 landscape fires had been extinguished in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.