Ministry has expressed readiness to assist Ukraine in extinguishing the fire at Chernobyl
EMERCOM of Russia is ready to render necessary assistance in the organization of fire suppression in Chernobyl Pushcha, declared in a press-service of the Ministry. the Ministry said it was willing to apply the "Il-76TD, which can at once be poured on the fire, 42 tons of water, and amphibious aircraft be-200CHS with the ability to refuel aircraft in the territory of the Russian Federation, RIA" Novosti ". In addition, the Ministry is ready to send in the emergency zone of the operative group of rescuers and experts with special equipment for ground works to extinguish the fire. Along with this, the MOE stressed that the fire poses no danger to the population of border regions of Russia." Round the clock monitoring of radiation situation more than 35 automated stations radiation monitoring integrated system of protection of people and territories and 20 automatic weather stations with information output to the control centre in crisis situations of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Kursk, Smolensk regions at intervals of fifteen minutes, " said Commissioner of the Ministry.
Exceed the level of background radiation is not documented. The Ministry recalled that before the head EMERCOM of Russia Vladimir Puchkov sent to the management of civil service on emergency situations of Ukraine offer of assistance in extinguishing the fire. Before Wednesday, it was stated that a fire in the area of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant continues.