At least three are dangerously close to population centres in Irkutsk region.
Destruction of trees by flames could see Batagai Depression ‘rapidly enlarge’ while remote local settlements also threatened.
Omsk region emergency services said number of wildfires is seven to ten times above the ‘norm’.
A smoky haze in British Columbia originated in Eastern Siberia, says a top Canadian meteorologist.
Tyva republic registers Saudi-like heat but is also hit by wildfires.
With forest fires still burning across Siberia, hot summer temperatures are moving across the continent.
People evacuated after thunderstorms-with-no-rain ignite foliage and forests.
Temperatures of up to 35C force exodus to river and lake beaches.