The Sverdlovsk governor ordered the cutting down of all poplars in Yekaterinburg due to the risk of fluff fire
The governor of the Sverdlovsk region, Evgeny Kuyvashev, announced on his Instagram page that he instructed the mayor of Yekaterinburg, Alexei Orlov, to cut down all the poplars in the city and plant other trees instead. According to Kuyvashev, in Yekaterinburg, the main part of the trees are poplars, the fluff of which “almost everyone is already tired of”: “Not only does it climb into the face, fill apartments and cause allergies, this year it has caused hundreds of fires,” writes official.