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In pictures: Russia's massive wildfires rage on

Images from Russia, where the army has been sent in to help tackle massive wildfires raging in Siberia (all photos here from Krasnoyarsk region).

News imageEPA Wildfire burns in Krasnoyarsk region, Russia. Photo: 1 August 2019EPA
The wildfires have now spread to about three million hectares (7.4 million acres) - an area roughly the size of Belgium
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News imageEPA A helicopter dumps water to extinguish wildfires in Krasnoyarsk region, Russia. Photo: 1 August 2019EPA
The Russian authorities have deployed 10 planes and 10 helicopters with firefighting equipment
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News imageEPA A serviceman from Russia's forest protection is parachuted from a plane in Krasnoyarsk region, Russia. Photo: 1 August 2019EPA
Some forest protection personnel have been parachuted to the most remote areas
News imageEPA A Russian serviceman tackles wildfires in Krasnoyarsk region, Russia. Photo: 1 August 2019EPA
Hundreds of firefighters and emergencies ministry personnel are tackling the fires on the ground
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News imageEPA Emergencies ministry officials tackle wildfires in Krasnoyarsk region, Russia. Photo: 1 August 2019EPA
They are trying to prevent the blazes from spreading to populated areas
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News imageEPA A burning tree in Krasnoyarsk region, Russia. Photo: 1 August 2019EPA
Greenpeace has described the situation in the affected regions as an "ecological catastrophe"
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News imageEPA Wildfires burn in the taiga, or boreal forest, in Krasnoyarsk region, Russia. Photo: 1 August 2019EPA
A state of emergency has been declared across the Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk regions, two areas of the Republic of Buryatia and one area of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
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News imageEPA An emergencies ministry serviceman cuts a tree to localise a wildfire in Krasnoyarsk region, Russia. Photo: 1 August 2019EPA
But many Russians say the authorities are not doing enough, with more than 700,000 people signing a petition calling for tougher action

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