13 Apr 2015 10:23

Khakassia head tentatively estimates fire damage at 5 bln rubles

MOSCOW. April 13 (Interfax) - Damage caused by fires in Khakassia has been tentatively estimated at over five billion rubles, Khakassia head Viktor Zimin said.

"Our tentative estimate is over 5 billion rubles worth of damage done to homes," he said at a teleconference of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry on Monday.

Debris will be cleared and reconstruction will begin in the republic on Tuesday, he said.

"We will need assistance of builders and volunteers. The construction team will have to be enlarged to 6,000 people," Zimin said.