シベリアの山林火災、都市に大量の煙が押し寄せ、住民も屋内に避難

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ロシアのシベリア地方で、山林火災が相次ぎ、街にも大量の煙が押し寄せ、住民にも警戒が呼びかけられている。

市長も住民に屋内にとどまるよう指示

現在、シベリアでは広範囲にわたって山林火災が起きており、北部のサハ共和国では187カ所で燃え続けているという。

そして火災から発生した大量の煙が、この地域の51の街、集落を覆っているそうだ。

中心都市・ヤクーツクでも7月18日には、大量の煙に覆われ、市長が住民に対し、家の中にとどまるよう指示。さらに空港でも、ヤクーツクを発着する航空便の運用が停止された。

🇷🇺 The city of #Yakutsk in Eastern #Siberia was completely covered with smoke due to forest fires.
The city has had the dirtiest air in the world for a week, according to data from the IQAir service. pic.twitter.com/xShKizkpqW

— GLOBAL NEWS NEXUS (@globalnwsnexus) July 19, 2021

One of the wildfires pictured earlier today by the village of Ert in Gorny ulus (district), west of Yakutsk. Yakutia, Russia’s coldest and largest region is going through the third month of heatwave and devastating wildfires #wildfires2021Russia pic.twitter.com/kKNh7cQyRf

— The Siberian Times (@siberian_times) July 17, 2021

Residents of Yakutsk, the world's coldest large city, are asked to stay indoors, ideally with windows shut, while its blanketed with smoke from wildfires. Russia’s coldest & largest region is going through the third month of heatwave & devastating wildfires #wildfires2021Russia pic.twitter.com/qD3ixcV9CI

— The Siberian Times (@siberian_times) July 18, 2021

The city of Yakutsk in Eastern #Siberia, #Russia 🇷🇺 was completely covered with smoke due to #ForestFire 🔥.
The city has had the dirtiest air in the world for a week, according to data from the IQAir service.
As a result of the devastating fires, the airport is not working. pic.twitter.com/67BdnQ03X9

— Hindustani Suvam (@Hindustan07) July 18, 2021

#Wildfires continue to rage in #Siberia
Fire and smoke plumes NW of Yakutsk in the #SakhaRepublic, #Siberia, on 18 July, as seen by this #Copernicus EU Sentinel-2 satellite
The image is about 190 km wide
Via @Pierre_Markuse #ClimateAction pic.twitter.com/ssPzOXRtUi

— World Meteorological Organization (@WMO) July 19, 2021