TIRANA, Aug 7 /ATA/ –By I. Vata-/- Hundreds of fire-fighters, armed forces, communal teams and police are trying to extinguish at least 23 fires consuming forests across Albania
The Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response at NACP, Robert Hysenllari, said Sunday that a total of 23 wildfires are still active all over the country.
Hysenllari noted that a total of 327 fire-fighters, operational crews, troops, policemen, forest service members, municipal teams, and volunteers and 25 vehicles have been working to extinguish blazes in the last 24 hours across the country.
The devastating forest fires are triggered by a summer heat wave in Albania and throughout Europe.
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