Yakutia: Residents turned to Putin because of forest fires

Residents of Yakutia compiled two Internet patterns with a demand to pay attention to the situation with forest fires in the republic. The appeals that signed about 7 thousand people say that the authorities did not provide assistance to the victims, and there was not enough equipment to extinguish fire.

The authors of one of the petitions in the name of President Vladimir Putin report the current fires in 19 regions of the republic. 2.6 thousand people and 350 units of equipment take part in the extinguishing. “But despite this, grandfathers remain the main way to extinguish fires - shovels and a fire -fighting satchel,” the appeal said.

According to the authors, the inhabitants of the republic suffer from a strong smog caused by fires, which also exacerbates the condition of patients Covid-19. Fire harms the flora and fauna of the Olekminsky reserve and the Lena Pillars of the National Park, where the views included in the Red Book live. Fire approaches settlements, whose inhabitants are forced to risk their lives when extinguishing fires.

The authors of the second petition argue that forest fires are able to lead to murmur of permafrost and climatic changes on the planet. According to them, the flame covered 300 thousand hectares. "Local authorities say that everything is under control, but this is not so. Is there a few just a few appointed firefighters to save the largest" light "worlds? Fires take place every year, but the scale of the current fires is puzzled. The local authorities practically did not provide assistance to the victims," the appeal said.

The circulation notes that there are not enough equipment for extinguishing fires. In the villages, due to limited budgets, "Drones for observations, walkie-talkie, GPS navigators, fire ammunition and gas masks can not buy."

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On July 8, the head of Yakutia, Aisen Nikolaev, instructed to provide additional resources for extinguishing a fire in the village of BES Cyules in the mountainous district of the republic. He also held a meeting in the village of Kyuyrey. According to the government, there are no threats to settlements, but dry and hot weather will remain in Yakutia. The area of forest fires was 374 thousand hectares, about 3.5 thousand people participate in extinguishing. According to the Ministry of Emergencies of the Republic, 279 natural fires operate in the region. The most dressed up at the mountain, Ust-May and Tompon regions. From June 23, the republic has an emergency mode.