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Russian Federation (the) : Wild Fire : 1998/09
GLIDE: WF-1998-000300-RUS  DRR & Disaster Information

Duration 1998/09
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Russian Federation (the)
Name Wild Fire
Outline Large forest fire broke out in Eastern Russia including Sakhalin iland.The fires burned from mid-May until mid-October.

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury Material Damage Others
OCHA Situation Report No.2 98/10/9
598 people were made homeless in Gorki city. Up to 80,000 hectares have been damaged by the fires.
OCHA Situiation Report No.1 98/09/29
At least 3 people has been dead.
More than 100,000 people might have to be evacuated.

181 fires have been recorded in the Far East Region, covering almost 500,000 hectares.
"Catastrophe" after forest fires in Russian Far East

Some 800,000 hectares, including 600,000 of forest, in the Ulch region have been destroyed by the fires. Animals normally living in the forest either perished or fled.
UN calls for aid in fighting Russian forest fires
In Sakhalin, three people have been killed and 800 left homeless. The fires have already burned some two 2 million hectares.

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Emergency Relief Information
  • OCHA Situation Report No.1 98/9/29
    Donors wishing to channel their contributions through OCHA - Geneva can transfer funds to OCHA account no. CO.590.160.1 at the UBS AG (former Swiss Bank Corporation) Case Postale 2770, CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland, with reference: Russia - Fires.
  • OCHA Situation Report No.1 98/9/29
    Initial reports from the region suggest that the lack of aviation fuel and fire-fighting equipment is severely hampering efforts to extinguish the fires. Food for the fire-fighters is also in short supply.