Altaisk, May 17, SPA -- Wildfires continue spreading in the Republic of Tuva, a constituent region of Russia located in southern Siberia, Itar-Tass reported. Since Friday morning, the blaze engulfed another 2,300 hectares of woodland areas in the region, thus bringing to total of hectares affected to 10,858. Friday afternoon, 25 hotbeds were blazing in the western and central parts of the region. In the meantime, a duty officer at the regional Ministry of Natural Resources told Itar-Tass firefighters have managed to localize ten major fires. Hot and arid weather that has been staying in Tuva for more than a week aggravates the situation with wildfires. In an unusual spate of warmth, the air temperatures climb to 26 degrees Celsius in some parts of the region. The duty officer said however the fire do not pose any threat to population centers and that is why the authorities do not introduce the emergency situation anywhere. All in all, 101 natural fires have been registered in Tuva since the start of the fire season. The flames have affected 25,718 hectares of the woodland area.
