A large fire is being extinguished in the mountains of Zhambyl region

A large fire is being extinguished in the mountains of Zhambyl region

Dead wood is burning on an area of 200 hectares In Zhambyl region, on the territory of the KSU "Merken Institution for the Protection of Forests and Wildlife", dead wood is burning on an area of 200 hectares, the regional Department of emergency Situations reported. Gorenje deadwood in Merken district 20 kilometers from the village of Aktogan on the territory of the forestry arose on August 2. The An-2 Kazavialesookhrana aircraft with a water intake device carried out 11 water discharges (about 16.5 tons). The EU-145 helicopter of Kazaviaspas JSC of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan is conducting an aerial visual examination. Extinguishing the fire continues with the forces and means of forestry, Kazlesaviaookhrana, local executive bodies, emergency situations of Zhambyl region in the amount of 161 people, 24 units of equipment, 2 aircraft and 1 helicopter," the ministry said in a statement. In July, a natural fire was extinguished in the Abai region for 11 days. In June, a fire occurred in the Abai region on the territory of the Batpayevsky forestry. In just a day, the fire area increased from 3 to 30 thousand hectares. Later, the fire area increased by another 2 times, to 60 thousand hectares. Due to the emergency situation in the region, an emergency mode was introduced. 15 employees of the forestry department, who went to extinguish the fire, were killed.