Forest fires rage in Svaneti and in Russian-occupied Abkhazia
A fire in the village of the Mestia municipality started on Sunday. The reason has not been identified so far. Photo: IPN.
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140 firefighters and 30 local employees of the forest agency are trying to extinguish a forest fire near the village of Tskhumari, in Georgia’s mountainous Svaneti region.
The fire started there on November 17.
Locals say that a helicopter must get involved as the fire is in areas difficult to access.
It is estimated the fire currently covers a kit 100 hectars.
90 more firefighters have been sent to Svaneti earlier today. Photo: Emergency Management Service press office.
About 50 firefighters were able to extinguish fires in the villages of Sormoni and Rioni yesterday, in Imereti region of Georgia.
Firefighters nearly extinguished a fire in the village of Abari, Ambrolauri municipality, western Georgia, a local official has stated earlier today.
About 50 firefighters are now near the village of Salkhino, Martvili municipality, western Georgia to put out a forest fire there.
A fire is also raging in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region which is spread out over 11,000 hectares, local media reports.
Forests and reserves in Sokhumi, Gagra and Gulripshi are on fire.
Russian equipment has been brought out to put out the fire but so far without success.
Hunters have reportedly been blamed for the fires in Abkhazia.
Firefighters have been dispatched to combat "strong fires" in Razmati Valley, located in central Georgia's Shida Kartli region, with helicopters involved in efforts.
A fire that broke out in forests in Ozurgeti, in Georgia's western region of Guria late last night has been extinguished. The Emergency Management Service said the fire affected some 30ha in the village of Shemokmedi.
150 fire-fighters and 35 fire-fighters have been mobilised in front of City Heart shopping centre to extinguish the fire that had spread over some 3,000 sq.m.
A fire that broke out in a state-owned building in the central district of Aghmashenebeli in Tbilisi late at night has been localised. Representative of the Emergency Management Service Mamuka Kirimelashvili said 21 fire-fighting brigades have been mobilized to extinguish the fire. Over a hundred fire-fighters were mobilised to put out the fire that had spread over some 1,500 sq.m.
Forest fires are raging at seven locations around the country, the Georgian Emergency Management Service reports, calling upon hunters, locals gathering pine cones and fruits and backpackers to be “maximally cautious.”
The Emergency Management Service reported that forest fires have been extinguished near the village of Khevrali in the municipality of Mestia in Svaneti region and in the village of Didi Riketi in the municipality of Khulo in Adjara region in western Georgia earlier today.
One active fire remains at the village of Ormotsi, Ateni Gorge, in the central Georgia, has reported the Emergency Management Service of Georgia today.
One active forest fire remains in Khelvachauri municipality of the country’s Black Sea region of Adjara, reports the Georgian Emergency Management Service. A total of 50 firefighters and four fire trucks have been brought in to extinguish the fire.