Tsagveri forest fire extinguished

A wildfire in the Tsagveri forest in south-central Georgia has been extinguished, but the firefighters are staying to monitor the site.

Tsagveri is part of Borjomi Gorge, where a massive forest fire has happened earlier in August, too.

Photo by Interior Ministry's press office

Several hundreds of people have been engaged in the firefighting operation including:

• 800 representatives of the Georgian Interior Ministry’s special tasks groups
• 600 emergency servicemen, firefighters and rescuers.

Moreover, two Georgian, one Azerbaijani and one Turkish helicopters have been battling the blaze for over a week.

Photo by Interior Ministry's press office

An unusually high number of wildfires occurred in Georgian forests this summer. The largest one was in Borjomi Gorge that burnt for seven days before being put out in late August.

An investigation is underway to find out the causes of frequent forest fires in Georgia this year.