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Wildfire in the mountain and forest preserved area Uch-Kosh Gorge in Crimea blazed for two days, Crimea.Realities reported.

“Fire outbreak came in the afternoon on August 11 in the Uch-Kosh Gorge at the hard to access mountainous area on the 45 – 80 degrees slope. The extinguishment is complicated by the strong wind in the gorge, the wind speed goes up to 15-20 m/s. There’s also a threat of the spread of fire on the forestland up the hill,” reads the message.

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