2015 Russian wildfires

2015 Russian wildfires
Landsat 8 natural color image of wildfire in Peryednaya Byrka, Zabaikalskiy Krai, Russia from 14 April 2015
Date(s)mid April 2015
LocationRepublics of Khakassia and Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Inner Mongolia, China
Statistics
Burned area>11,000 square kilometres (4,200 sq mi; 1,100,000 ha)
Land useVillages, farmland, woodlands
Impacts
Deaths33
Non-fatal injuries900+
Structures destroyed1440+
Ignition
CauseAgricultural land clear

From 12 to 16 April 2015, a series of wildfires spread across southern Siberia, Russia. In the Republic of Khakassia, 29 people were killed and 6,000 left homeless. Further east in Zabaykalsky Krai, four people died in wildfires near Chita. Damage was also reported in Inner Mongolia.