A landscape fire was localized in Dagestan

In Dagestan, a landscape fire was localized on the territory of the Levashinsky district. This was announced on Sunday, April 6, by the press service of the main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the region.

"As of 19:30 Moscow time, the focus of the landscape (natural) fire in the territory of the Levashinsky district has been localized," the department said in a Telegram channel message.

Extinguishing is complicated by the inaccessible terrain and the remoteness of the fire centers, the Ministry of Emergency Situations added.

The ministry noted that the decision on the use of aviation to extinguish the fire will be made tomorrow, taking into account the flexibility of the exploration results.

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On March 15, a fire started in the Akhtyn district of the Republic of Dagestan on a mountainside located 2 km from the village of Khryug. The elimination of fire is complicated due to the specifics of the area and the lack of access to specialized equipment. Later it was reported that the cause of the landscape fire in the Akhtyn district could be human error.

On March 18, it became known that the area through which the fire of a natural fire passed was 22 hectares.