A forest fire is spreading from Russia across the border into the northern provinces of Mongolia. According to the National Emergency Agency, a total of 82 people including 22 locals, 24 fire fighters and soldiers with eight fire engines have been sent to extinguish the blaze in the Bayan-Uul Soum of Dornod Province.

Currently, there are two separate forest fires which have spread from Russia – in addition to the Dornod Province, there is a second in the  Selenge Province of Mongolia.

It is quite common for forest fires to spread across the border – and not always ‘from’ Russia: depending on the wind direction, fires can spread from Mongolia north ‘into’ Russia.