Forest fires in Yamal extinguished: what is known

Rescuers eliminated four natural fires on an area of more than 2.3 thousand hectares in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. This was reported in the civil protection department of the district.

Currently, the area of forest fires in the region is 1,328 hectares. There are four centers in the Urals, Nadym and Purovsky districts.

254 people are involved in extinguishing. In total, in the fire season of 2026, 1,001 natural fires were recorded in Yamal on an area of over 811.7 thousand hectares.

The state of emergency continues to operate in the forests of the district. Residents are forbidden to visit forests, make fires and burn dry grass.

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