Russian Federation : Fire : 1998/09 | |
GLIDE: WF-1998-000300-RUS | ![]() |
Duration | 1998/09 |
Country or District |
Russian Federation |
Name | Fire |
Outline | Large forest fire broke out in Eastern Russia including Sakhalin iland.The fires burned from mid-May until mid-October. |
Summary | ||
Human Impact | Physical Impact | Others |
OCHA Situation Report No.2 98/10/9 | ||
598 people were made homeless in Gorki city. | Up to 80,000 hectares have been damaged by the fires. | |
OCHA Situiation Report No.1 98/09/29 | ||
At least 3 people has been dead. More than 100,000 people might have to be evacuated. |
181 fires have been recorded in the Far East Region, covering almost 500,000 hectares. | |
"Catastrophe" after forest fires in Russian Far East | ||
Some 800,000 hectares, including 600,000 of forest, in the Ulch region have been destroyed by the fires. | Animals normally living in the forest either perished or fled. | |
UN calls for aid in fighting Russian forest fires | ||
In Sakhalin, three people have been killed and 800 left homeless. | The fires have already burned some two 2 million hectares. |
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