TIRANA, July 11 /ATA/ In the last 24 hours, 23 wildfires were reported, of which 21 were suppressed thanks to the nonstop work of the civil emergency forces.
Minister of Defense, Niko Peleshi, said today that “currently, only two fires remain active: one in the place called Agjioneri, in the Delvinë municipality, where intensive work continues apace to contain the fire, and another in the Dropull municipality, where the situation is under control, but the work continues to avoid any risk”.
Peleshi thanked 464 fire fighters, dozens of Armed Forces, municipal forces, police forces, employees of the Administration of Protected Areas and the forest service, as well as volunteers, who worked around the clock to put out the flames amid the sweltering weather.
Firefighters were also assisted by Cougar and 2 Canadair helicopters provided by Greece to extinguish the fire.
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