TIRANA, August 13 /ATA/ Minister of Defense Pirro Vengu, together with the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Arben Kingji held a meeting in Delvina last night. Attending were the local leaders, too.
During this meeting, there was discussed the plan of measures for the complete isolation of the flames and the restoration of normality in the city.
Currently, the situation in Delvina remains critical. The fire has been burning with high intensity even during the night hours. The flames continue in the hills surrounding the city, while air intervention by helicopter has also begun. Electricity has been cut off.
The fire assumed large proportions during the evening hours of Tuesday. The flames, which initially started in Finiq, passed into the territory of Delvina. The residents were evacuated, while patients and medical staff of the hospital were also relocated.
The authorities emphasized that there is no longer any danger to homes.
Yesterday, the situation also became critical in several villages of Gramsh. In Kullollas, there was recorded the first victim in Gramsh, an 80-year-old man, who lost his life from asphyxiation. It was the fire that he started by himself in the yard of his house, which spread rapidly, including other villages in the area. 9 villages were evacuated. /gj.m/j.p/p.s./
