The edge will be backfilled with soil until the fire is completely extinguished.
The forest was literally engulfed in flames in the Abay region of Kazakhstan. Rescuers managed to localize the fire in the eastern part of the country. This information was shared by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan.
"The localization of the fire was reported on June 14 at 21:00 (18:00 Moscow time). The fire engulfed the forest in a section of the Semei Ormany Reserve. We had to regroup and concentrate our forces on localization of smoldering spots," the report says.
Until the complete containment of the fire the firefighters will permanently water the places of localization of the blaze. About 1.8 thousand people and more than 350 units of equipment were involved in forest extinguishing. According to TASS, 14 people died because of the fire.