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		</div><p>Russian authorities have expanded a state of emergency in north-east Siberia to bring in outside resources to combat wildfires that have engulfed the vast region.</p>
<p>Emergencies minister Yevgeny Zinichev declared the state of emergency for Sakha-Yakutia.</p>
<p>The move should help organise the transfer of firefighting resources from other regions to help fight the blazes in Yakutia, which is Russia’s largest territory at 762 million acres.</p>
<p>The vast region, also known as Sakha Republic, has faced a spell of particularly devastating wildfires this year following months of hot, dry weather with record-breaking temperatures.</p>
<p>On Friday, officials reported 117 active forest fires burning across nearly 3.4 million acres in Yakutia.</p>
<p>Smoke from burning forests has enveloped wide areas and forced the airport in the regional capital of Yakutsk to suspend operations on Thursday.</p>
<p>Flights resumed on Friday to what is often described as the coldest city on Earth.</p>
<p>In recent years, Russia has recorded high temperatures that many scientists regard as a result of climate change.</p>
<p>The hot weather coupled with the neglect of fire safety rules has caused a growing number of fires.</p>
<p>Experts blame the worsening situation on a 2007 decision to disband a federal aviation network tasked to spot and combat fires and turn its assets over to regional authorities.</p>
<p>The forests that cover huge areas of Russia make spotting new fires a challenge, and the much-criticised transfer led to the force’s rapid decline.</p>
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