Forests on fire in Russia’s Siberia![]() October 2, 2012 - 13:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Some 100 hectares (almost 250 acres) of woods remain on fire in Siberia, after firefighters put out eight forest fires over the past 24 hours, the local forest management department said on Tuesday, Oct 2, according to RIA Novosti. “As of today, six forest fires remain active in the region covering an area of 109 hectares,” the department said. The department also said the fires pose no danger to residential areas and industrial facilities. Two months ago, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called for personal responsibility for forest fires across the country. In the summer of 2010, devastating wildfires swept across Russia, killing more than 50 people, destroying thousands of houses, 2.6 million hectares of woods and a quarter of the country’s grain harvest. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |