Russia’s largest and coldest region is on fire - again, and this year wildfires strike early
10 June 2021
Yakutia, Russia s coldest and largest region, hit by spring and early summer wildfires
Two school boys aged 13 and 15 were seen working on the edge of a wildfire threatening their home village of Ynakhsyt, Nyurbinsky district in northwestern Yakutia.
Local authorities tried to deny teenagers were involved, but later admitted parents allowed them to work alongside firefighters and volunteers.
The number of the wildfires in the Nyurbinsky district grew so fast due to a long spell of hot, windy and dry weather that a state of emergency was announced in the area, with calls for extra help in both manpower and equipment.