TIRANA, July 20 /ATA/ More than 80 members of the Armed Forces, civil emergency structures and firefighting teams are engaged on the front lines of the battle to control the fire in Dukat, in an action coordinated by the National Civil Protection Agency.
Minister of Defense Pirro Vengu was in Dukat today where he stated that in order to prevent the spread of flames towards the Llogara National Park, there has been engaged a multi-faceted composition of forces from the air and land.
“We are under difficult conditions because the effort to put out the fire is taking place in the heights of Dukat. We believe that we can prevent the spread of the fire to the rest of the area. One helicopter is involved in the operation in the Dukat area and three others in other areas of the country,” said Minister Vengu.
He emphasized that this is an intense week with many fire outbreaks in the Mediterranean region and Albania has not been exempt from this scorching hot wave.
“The level of readiness has increased throughout the national civil emergency mechanism. All forces on the ground are on standby to deal with the situation and protect life, property and natural resources,” the minister stated.
On his part, Head of the National Civil Emergency Agency Haki Çako said that the fire in Dukat was extinguished two days ago, but was reactivated due to winds.
According to him, to keep the fire under control is a challenge because the terrain is difficult.
Firefighting operations will continue intensively in the coming days. /r.e/p.s./
