Russia confirms wildfires in radioactive region
Russian officials have confirmed for the first time the presence of wildfires in contaminated, radioactive areas.
Wednesday, 11.08.2010.
16:05
Russian officials have confirmed for the first time the presence of wildfires in contaminated, radioactive areas. RFE/RL reports that this came a day after Greenpeace accused the authorities of downplaying the blazes' radioactive danger. Russia confirms wildfires in radioactive region Russian officials say 28 fires covering an area of 269 hectares have been counted in the heavily polluted Bryansk Oblast during the last few days. The region has been among the world's most dangerous after its exposure to radiation from the 1986 Chornobyl disaster in neighboring Ukraine. Experts have warned about the possibility that radioactive soil could be swirled into the air along with ash by the flames and the firefighting efforts. The Russian government says firefighters have halved the total area of wildfires in central Russia during the last 24 hours. But there are still hundreds of fires raging. The Emergency Situations Ministry said today that fires are covering an area of almost 93,000 hectares, almost half of the August 10 figure of 174,000 hectares. But the ministry said that the number of fires still ablaze actually went up to more than 600 fires from 557 reported on August 10.
Russia confirms wildfires in radioactive region
Russian officials say 28 fires covering an area of 269 hectares have been counted in the heavily polluted Bryansk Oblast during the last few days.The region has been among the world's most dangerous after its exposure to radiation from the 1986 Chornobyl disaster in neighboring Ukraine.
Experts have warned about the possibility that radioactive soil could be swirled into the air along with ash by the flames and the firefighting efforts.
The Russian government says firefighters have halved the total area of wildfires in central Russia during the last 24 hours.
But there are still hundreds of fires raging.
The Emergency Situations Ministry said today that fires are covering an area of almost 93,000 hectares, almost half of the August 10 figure of 174,000 hectares.
But the ministry said that the number of fires still ablaze actually went up to more than 600 fires from 557 reported on August 10.
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