Wildfires spread in remote Siberia, Russian Far East

by Associated Press

Thu, August 1st 2019, 1:25 PM UTC

This satellite image provided by Roscosmos Space Agency, taken on Sunday, July 21, 2019, shows forest fires in Krasnoyarsk region, Eastern Siberia, Russia.{ } (Roscosmos Space Agency via AP)

Heavy smoke covers the center of the eastern Siberian city of Chita, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, as Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visits the region. (AP Photo)

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting in Chita, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, with local government and Russian Emergency situations Ministry officials to discuss the wildfires in the region. (Alexander Astafyev, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP)

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This satellite image provided by Roscosmos Space Agency, taken on Sunday, July 21, 2019, shows forest fires in Krasnoyarsk region, Eastern Siberia, Russia. (Roscosmos Space Agency via AP)

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