MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 11th August, 2020) A total of 62 forest fires - up from 49 the day before - have been extinguished in Russia over the past 24 hours on an area of 5,000 hectares, the Aerial Forest Protection Service (Avialesookhrana) said.
"According to the regional forestry monitoring services, 62 forest fires on an area of 5,000 hectares have been put out in Russia over the past day on August 10, 2020," the service said.
The day before, 49 wildfires were extinguished on an area of 1,137 hectares.
