Wildfires have destroyed nearly 42 square miles of woodlands in the Russian republic of Tuva, officials say.
A duty officer at the regional Ministry of Natural Resources said while firefighters had been able to contain 10 large fires in the southern Siberian region, other blazes were still spreading, ITAR-TASS reported Saturday.
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