Wildfires ravage Mongolia forests, grassland

By Xinhua News Agency

Aug 29, 2022 12:06 am

ULAN BATOR: A total of 97 forest and steppe fires have been recorded across Mongolia since the beginning of this year, destroying 1,051,907 hectares of forest and grassland, the country's National Emergency Management Agency said Sunday.

The number of registered wildfires is up around 73 percent compared with the same period last year, the emergency agency said in a statement.

THREATENED BY FIRE This photo taken on July 14, 2021 shows a view of the Arxan National Forest Park, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. A total of 97 forest and steppe fires have been recorded across Mongolia since the beginning of this year, destroying 1,051,907 hectares of forest and grassland, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency said on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. XINHUA PHOTO

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