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the Governor of Khakassia Viktor Zimin recognizes that the Republic's authorities do not know how you can prevent forest fires, the victims of which were already 34 people
Fires in the Republic of Khakassia, which killed more than 30 people, came as a surprise to the leadership of the Republic, acknowledged in an interview with the Russian service Bi-bi-si, the Governor of Khakassia Viktor Zimin.
Tuesday Zimin took part in the meeting of the fire-affected local residents arrived in Khakassia, Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin said that officers implicated in the spread of fire, should bear the responsibility.
The Governor a few days ago publicly complained about inappropriate, hindering rescue efforts intensifying regulatory authorities, and at the meeting with Putin, he again raised the subject, suddenly, joking, "then You put him, and now let it run".
With the head of Khakassia Viktor Zimin was interviewed by the correspondent bi-Bi-si Victor necesin.
Viktor Zimin: had a conversation with the President that we should not to seek the extreme, and to find the perpetrators. I'm for it, and the President supported it. And there already was a joke: Mr Putin, please, give a chance to those professionals who are responsible for the population to be finalized. There are times when our fiscal authorities are trying - not knowing even the President's opinion! - please, find not guilty, and extreme. This is what I asked for.
bi-Bi-si: Can you confirm that you have already coped with fires?
VZ: We didn't burn - up of the fire. We were even proud that we spent so much money on it, learned how to prevent fires, given landshaftnojj. We have 70 km around the capital taiga, she always without snow. We have an anomalous system in Siberia, Minusinsk basin. Watermelons, grapes grow. At the same time, we always said, "What is spring in Khakassia? This slush until lunch. The snow had melted, and dry, nice. We have a rich steppe. And in the fire season - March, April, may - we always struggled with this.
But never had such a prolonged period of a month and a half, when no rain or snow. All dried up - and the anomalous temperature of 30 degrees! Two percent humidity, as in the Sahara. And anomalous wind at 30 meters per second.
With such things we have not experienced, we are not yet ready for such circumstances. What to do in this situation? According to the norms of fire at one house have two or three units of fire trucks. We burned for 40 minutes 1,200 homes. Where do we get about 4,000 vehicles? This anomaly. We would not all be attributed to the anomaly, but I was born here in Khakassia, 50 years lived somehow - we never had such a.
Today I am meeting requested all - let us find new solutions. We now need to find the power to find solutions, how to react in such situations. This is something new.
the Governor of Khakassia Viktor Zimin and Russian President Vladimir Putin met with residents of the Republic who have lost their homes due to forest fires
bi-Bi-si: What is the main problem of the Republic is money?
V. Z.: After today's time is not money. You know, probably, time. Time - as quickly as possible to make sure every child had a home. I'm not even about adults. We all were kids. I'm a country boy himself, he took such situations - when floods, fires, all that was in my childhood. And when you a few nights sleep in a strange house, always wanted to Wake up in the morning with my mother's pancakes at home.
Bi-bi-si: are You counting as fast as possible to build brand new homes for the fire victims?
V. Z.: I was called up to 1 September. Of course, in many places we can do it sooner. So the kids could eat my mom's pancakes at home. But the deadline is 1 September. For me it is the most. There are settlements, where thousands of homes were burned. There will be a bit more difficult. It's still and infrastructure. Not all so is simple - to build a house. Roads, bus service, phones, TV, kindergartens, schools - all the kit, called a normal life.
Bi-bi-si: do You feel support from other regions, the Federal center?
V. Z.: just two days ago I arrived in the village of Ust-FYR, began to pass people to the meeting. They are in the library going, and it was necessary to pass through the corridor, through two rooms. And all filled up with things! I couldn't figure out - I think so did not quickly somewhere to deliver humanitarian aid. It turns out that a neighboring town, the town of Minusinsk is absolutely different region, Krasnoyarsk region, - and seven towns sent help. Imagine - it's been four hours! I had a lump to the throat. All help. The most important thing now we make the right moves.
Note: Experts in conversation with the Russian service Bi-bi-si has recognized that the human factor has played a fundamental role in the current fires, and therefore the population should be given special attention. In addition, the experts lamented the lack of professional services that are able to take preventive action to avoid catastrophe, expressing the hope that such ceridemia will be created in the future.