Fires to Ryazan Region threaten to develop into an emergency of federal value

Federal Agency of Forestry the press service Federal Agency of Forestry accuses the authorities of the untimely request for help in the Afternoon on August 18 reported that bodies forestry Ryazan Region and natural territories "missed a situation with forest fires and hid the real areas that did not allow to increase in time federal forces". By data "Avialesookhrana" on 00.00 Moscow time on August 18, in the region three fires – acted on lands of forest fund on the area of 35 hectares, on lands of defense and safety on the area of 45 hectares and on lands of especially protected natural territories (reserve "Oka") on the area of 101 hectare. The emergency mode was entered...