The consolidated detachment of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus arrived today from Russia

August 20, Dubrovensky district / Diana Kurilo - BELTA/. The consolidated detachment of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus arrived home today from the Ryazan region of Russia, where it provided assistance in extinguishing natural fires. The firefighters were solemnly met at the Belarusian-Russian border in the Dubrovensky district of the Vitebsk region, BELTA correspondent reports. For ten days (from August 7 to 17), 143 people and 25 vehicles of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus were involved around the clock in extinguishing fires in the Ryazan region of Russia. During their deployment, Belarusian rescuers extinguished 98 forest and 24 peat fires, as well as almost fifty fires of dry grass and shrubs over a total area of 188 hectares. A little earlier, the crew of Belarusian rescuers, who participated in extinguishing fires in the Tambov region on a MI-8 helicopter, returned home. The task set for saving people and material assets was excellently completed by the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. This high assessment of the work of his subordinates was given by the First Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations of Belarus, Valentin Karpitsky. "You were among the first to arrive to fight and were sent to the most dangerous points. You showed courage and professionalism," he said, addressing the rescuers. Personnel and special equipment are now being sent to their respective units in different regions. After all, rescuers and special equipment from all regions of Belarus were involved in forming the consolidated detachment. -0-