ULAN BATOR, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring issued a nationwide warning on Tuesday over the heightened risk of forest and steppe fires.
According to the weather monitoring agency, severe dry and windy conditions across most parts of the country have significantly increased the likelihood of wildfires this spring. The public has been urged to take precautionary measures to prevent potential fire outbreaks.
More than half of Mongolia's 21 provinces are currently experiencing extremely dry conditions.
As of Tuesday, firefighters are battling three active wildfires in Dornod and Khentii provinces, according to the National Emergency Management Agency.
Authorities have warned the public to avoid lighting open fires and to refrain from discarding cigarette butts on the ground during this period of heightened fire risk. ■