Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ordered on Monday the governors of 14 Russian regions affected by wildfires that have killed at least 34 people to hand in lists of casualties and reconstruction plans.
"I need plans [for rebuilding homes] and I need lists of casualties," Putin said at a meeting in Moscow.
He called for particular attention to be paid to military buildings and facilities.
Over 2,000 people have been left homeless by the worst wildfires to hit central Russia in decades. The damage caused by the flames is estimated at over 4.6 billion rubles ($150 million), the Regional Development Ministry said.
Worst hit are the Nizhny Novgorod, Voronezh and Ryazan regions, the ministry said.
On Friday, Putin visited the village of Verkhnaya Vereya near Nizhny Novgorod, where all 341 homes were destroyed by wildfires, and promised the distressed residents that the village would be rebuilt by winter.
Servicemen completed the installation of a pipeline in the Yegorievsk district near Moscow on August 1 to carry water to areas hit by blazes. Another pipeline in the nearby Shatura district is still under construction. Each of the pipelines will deliver up to 3,000 cubic meters of water per day.
A firefighting unit in Voronezh region has been expanded from 1,800 to 3,000 people. Two Emergencies Ministry aircraft, an Il-76 Candid and an Mi-8 Hip helicopter, as well as 500 fire engines are working to fight fires in the region. The area on fire in the Voronezh region has been cut from 3,200 hectares to 2,200 hectares over the last few days.
Homeless fire victims from Voronezh region received 20,000 rubles ($660) in compensation on Sunday.
MOSCOW, August 2 (RIA Novosti)
