2015 Russian wildfires | |
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Date(s) | mid April 2015 |
Location | Republics 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 use | Villages, farmland, woodlands |
Impacts | |
Deaths | 33 |
Non-fatal injuries | 900+ |
Structures destroyed | 1440+ |
Ignition | |
Cause | Agricultural 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.