MILES AXI-Region: Russian Federation –
On August 31, a weekly conference call was held under the leadership of the First Deputy Minister of EMERCOM of Russia Alexander Chupriyan.
During the meeting, it was noted that from August 24 to August 29, an operational group of the department with unmanned aircraft systems worked in the Far Eastern Federal District. During this period, aerial photography of 25 settlements was carried out, 15 orthophotomaps with a total area of about 240 square meters were built and loaded into geographic information systems. kilometers. 9 models of flooding have been developed.
Today in 5 regions of the Far East 7 residential buildings, more than 920 household plots and 16 sections of highways remain flooded. Emergency recovery work is being carried out and comprehensive assistance is provided to the population.
In addition, the EMERCOM of Russia controls the protection of settlements and economic facilities from wildfires. Compared to last week’s indicators, the number of natural fires decreased by 39%, the area of fires by 63%. More than 5.4 thousand thermal points have been identified. 7 aircraft were used to extinguish wildfires; more than 1,900 tons of water were dropped. Measures to stabilize the forest fire situation continue.
Over the past week, more than 7 thousand man-made fires were registered, voluntary fire brigades were involved in the elimination of more than 300 of them.
During the elimination of more than 2,100 road accidents, the fire and rescue divisions of the department rescued more than 1,500 people, including 145 children. 47 people were rescued by rescue and regional search and rescue teams.
During the reporting period, pyrotechnic divisions of the department discovered and neutralized more than 1.7 thousand explosive objects, including 73 aerial bombs. The number of explosives found and destroyed by the joint detachment of the Russian Emergencies Ministry in the Kaliningrad region in the Baltic Sea has exceeded 3 thousand.