TIRANA, Aug 18 /ATA/ The Armed Forces, the crews of the local government and the forest service have managed to contain the flames that threatened the canopy of pine and spruce trees in the village of Flet, municipality of Fuzhë-Arrëz.
Director of National Civil Protection Agency Haki Çako at a newsbriefing from the village of Flet said that the crews battled the flames by land and air.
“We have managed to contain the flames in this place and prevented the fire from spreading through the canopy of Dardha village, which lies in the north. Air and ground fire-fighting operation is ongoing,” Çako said.
“We will continue the operation until the hotspot is mopped up,” Çako said.
In almost all hotspots, such as the Rune peak in Kukës, in the village of Thirrë of Mirdita or in Katund i Ri, Lezha, Shkodra, Mount Tërbun in Puka, Mount Shebenik in Librazhd, almost all fires are under control.
Çako appealed to citizens to increase the vigilance.
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