Russian Capital Moscow Covered in Heavy Smog

The nearby of Moscow is fighting dozens of wildfires. As a cause of those wildfires which have already taken dozens of lives and burned more than 3000 homes, Moscow has been struck by heavy smog which has reduced the visibility to 20 meters.

The capital of Russia is struggling with more than 160 wildfires which were registered in Moscow Region and Moscow itself.

Moscow’s airports remained operational and no delays have been reported but wildfires are continuing to grow which might cause another wave of smog. Terrain traffic was slowed because of reduced visibility and even metro was affected with this issue.

Update: Russian media are reporting that situation has become worse during the night it is not excluded that this could cause delays on Moscow’s airports in following days.

Here you can see some of photos from Moscow completely cowered by smog. Authorities have declared that smog is not too much dangerous for people’s health but doctors have advised to elder and younger population to stay at homes and to avoid exposing to smog.

The head of Greenpeace Russia’s Forest Program said that this situation could last even for a few months if wildfires continue to grow.

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