(ANSA) - MOSCOW, 12 AUG - The fire that has raged for weeks in northeastern Siberia has reached an unprecedented level, with the flames ravaging a territory equal to all the other fires in the world combined. Greenpeace Russia denounced this to the Moscow Times, estimating that this fire could become the largest in the recorded history of the planet.
In Yakutia, Russia's largest and coldest region, thick, acrid smoke covers settlements and reaches cities thousands of miles away. The largest of these fires exceeded 1.5 million hectares, the environmental group's forest manager said. (HANDLE).