INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Wildfires swept across several regions in southwestern Russia over the weekend, with emergency crews in the Rostov region struggling to
Golubev said the fires destroyed 13 homes, and emergency crews were still working to contain at least one fire in the Aksaysky district near
town of Aksay, damaging at least 25 pavilions before the flames were extinguished by Monday morning.In 2023, the Rostov region recorded
3,800 fires covering a total of 196,000 hectares (757 square miles).Elsewhere, dry weather and unusually high temperatures triggered
multiple wildfires in the Bryansk region, while a large fire near a landfill in the Belgorod region was reportedly caused by burning litter
The Emergency Situations Ministry said it had localized at least three fires in the area by Sunday.Nationwide, 10,000 people were evacuated,
and 76 died in more than 8,100 fires across Russia last week, according to the Emergency Situations Ministry.
