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Mongolia battles wildfire in northern region

Ulan Bator, May 7 (UNI) Mongolia has been fighting against a forest and steppe fire in a northern Mongolian province, the country's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Wednesday.
More than 450 people including firefighters and local residents joined in the battle, the NEMA said.
The forest and steppe fire broke out on April 29 in the Eruu soum (administrative subdivision) of the Selenge province due to the negligence of citizens, and has spread to the territory of Tushig soum of above-mentioned province, the NEMA said in a statement.
"It is hard to put out the forest and steppe fire due to windy and dry weather conditions and dust storms in Selenge province. Therefore, additional firefighters, rescuers, helicopters and firefighting vehicles are now being sent to the epicenter of the wildfire," the emergency agency said.
According to experts, the main causes of natural fires are careless handling of fire by citizens, as well as deliberate burning of grass and debris.
Due to the dry and windy weather conditions in most parts of Mongolia, in the spring of 2025 there is a high risk of sudden forest-steppe fires, it said, urging the public to prevent possible wildfires.
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