Ulaanbaatar
15 thousand hectares hit by wildfire
SocietyUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ National Emergency Management Agency reported Wednesday that, in connection with the spring’s dryness, forest and steppe fires occurrences are increasing.
Since the beginning of this year, seven forest fires have occurred crossing seven soums of four aimags.
Preliminary results show that 1.5 hectares of forests and 15,350 hectares of steppe have been hit by wildfire. Two gers (national dwelling), an animal shelter and 40 livestock have been lost.
More thsn seventy emergency officers, six fire trucks, 61 military personnel, eight trucks from border troops, and 197 local people have been fighting with the fires.
