The cost of the recent fires has been revealed as Vladimir Putin today visited TransBaikal to assess the damage en route to a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Vladivostok
At least 90 left homeless in one village after raging infernos, say reports.
The warmest springtime temperature of the year so far is 14.1 degrees Celsius, and fires are popping up around the country.
Firefighters were battling a blaze in Alexandra, City of Johannesburg emergency services said on Tuesday.
Wildfires ablaze early in year due to lack of snow, posing threat to railway in Russian Far East.
Australia’s heat waves, now an annual ordeal, have been expanding into new territory — like Tasmania, where more than 50 wildfires were burning as of Friday.
'These fires can then pop back up in the spring when conditions warm up,' says the environment department. A local crew will likely extinguish the fires by Monday.
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