{"id":3538,"date":"2021-07-10T04:25:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T04:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mediateka.online\/learnrussian\/russias-eastern-yakutia-region-engulfed-in-wildfires.html"},"modified":"2021-07-10T04:25:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T04:25:16","slug":"russias-eastern-yakutia-region-engulfed-in-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediateka.online\/learnrussian\/russias-eastern-yakutia-region-engulfed-in-wildfires.html","title":{"rendered":"Russia&#8217;s Eastern Yakutia Region Engulfed In Wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gdb.rferl.org\/0895978c-a762-4639-96e6-17c306f1d488_w250_r1_s.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" itemprop=\"url\" alt=\"Some 6,800 people and dozens of aircraft are trying to contain the fires across Russia. \"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.rferl.org\/0895978c-a762-4639-96e6-17c306f1d488_w250_r1_s.jpg\" itemprop=\"url\" alt=\"Some 6,800 people and dozens of aircraft are trying to contain the fires across Russia. \"><\/noscript>     Some 6,800 people and dozens of aircraft are trying to contain the fires across Russia.          &nbsp;                   <\/p>\n<p>Severe wildfires continue to ravage eastern Russia, with the largest number of blazes reported in Siberia\u2019s Yakutia region.<\/p>\n<p> Around 160 forest fires covering an area of 4,400 square kilometers are burning in the isolated Yakutia region, or Sakha Republic, the forest protection agency said on July 9. <\/p>\n<p>The area has been under a state of emergency for days.<\/p>\n<p> Aerial drone footage from local news site News.Ykt.Ru showed the regional capital, Yakutsk, shrouded in a dense fog of smoke. <\/p>\n<p> According to a monitor, the air quality index in Yakutsk is 181, a level considered unhealthy. <\/p>\n<p> Due to the isolation of the vast region, there are no threats to settlements and economic facilities, the forestry service said.<\/p>\n<p> However, local media reported fires were near several villages and closed down some roads.<\/p>\n<p> An Antonov An-26 aircraft also tried to artificially generate rain by releasing silver iodide into clouds, officials said. <\/p>\n<p> Across Russia, there are 336 forest fires covering a roughly 5,200 square kilometer area, the forestry service said.<\/p>\n<p> Some 6,800 people and dozens of aircraft are trying to contain the fires.<\/p>\n<p> According to Greenpeace, climate change is aggravating Russia&#8217;s vulnerability to forest fires, contributing to heat waves, thunderstorms, and droughts.<\/p>\n<p> However, most of the fires are caused by people, the environmental group said.<\/p>\n<p> With reporting by News.Ykt.ru and dpa  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<!--noindex--><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/russia-yakutia-wildfires-\/31351434.html\">Source<\/a><!--\/noindex--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some 6,800 people and dozens of aircraft are trying to contain the fires across Russia. &nbsp; Severe wildfires continue to ravage eastern Russia, with the largest number of blazes reported in Siberia\u2019s Yakutia region. 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