Wildfires endanger villages and fuel site in Russia’s Siberia

A forest fire in Russia (Ivan Nikiforov/AP)

A dozen villages in Russia’s vast Siberia region have been endangered by wildfires, prompting authorities to evacuate some residents.

In north-eastern Siberia, 93 active forest fires have burned across 1.1 million hectares of Sakha-Yakutia, officials said, making it the worst affected region of Russia.