TIRANA, Aug 16 /ATA/ The Ministry of Defense (MoD), in its update on fire situation in the country, announced on Monday afternoon that work for extinguishing the flames in several hotspots continues apace.
“The fire on Mount Tërbun in Puka continues to rage. 50 troops of the Armed Forces, 12 firefighters, 8 employees of the forest service, 20 volunteers are working to contain the fire situation so that the crown of Puka town is not affected,” sources from the Ministry of Defense report.
The Ministry of Defense reports that, “in the village of Flet, in Fushë Arrëz the fire situation has eased off while in the village of Dardhë the situation is serious due to the dense vegetation. The fire localized between the villages Drisht, Mazrek, Lundertune and Rragam in the administrative unit Guri Zi and Pobtribe has flared up causing 3 hotspots in this area.”
“25 troops from the Armed Forces and 30 other local government employees have brought the fire situation under control in the village of Patale in Lezha. While in Mirdita, the fire is burning at low intensity, ” same sources say.
“In the hotspot in the village of Thirrë, 40 troops of the Armed Forces and 14 local government employees are battling the flames on the spot. The ground operation is being assisted by the Dutch helicopter.”
The fire on Mount Rruna continues to be problematic. 15 troops from the Armed Forces and 20 local government employees are battling the flames. “The situation is difficult due to the rough relief which renders the fire-fighting operation very difficult,” same sources say.
“The wildfire in the village of Kaçni, the administrative unit of Selishtë in Dibra, continues to rage on a rough relief covered with vegetation. There are 15 troops of AF and 18 employees of local government working on the ground,” MoD sources say.
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