Deadly Fires Ravage Russian Villages and Cities.

At least one person has died and almost 200 buildings have been destroyed in six "massive" fires that have been raging through Russia's Sverdlovsk region. The fires may have started at a sawmill before spreading with aid from high winds and dry vegetation. There have been reports of large fires erupting in other regions around the same time. An analysis shows major fires increased 26% in November and December, and then there were 212 in the first three months of 2023, compared to 414 for the entirety of 2022.