A woman covers her nose and mouth with a hand as heavy smog caused by forest fires blankets Chita, Russia. Forest fires spread in remote areas of Siberia and the Far East that firefighters cannot reach. Although the fires have not hit populated areas, heavy smoke from them is affecting about 800 communities including the large cities of Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk and Chita.
- Package: Russia Forest Fires
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Chita, Zabaikalsky Krai, Russia
- Event date: 01.08.2019
- Date published: 01.08.2019
- Author: Evgeny Yepanchintsev
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 8046x5402px, 16.1Mb
- Job-ID: e6228c39a124e5a5