Fire extinguished in Ateni Gorge
Fires were reported in the Ateni Gorge on December 24. Photo: Emergency Management Service press office.
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Fires in the Ateni Gorge of Georgia, Kvemo Kartli region, have been extinguished after a four-day effort from about 300 firefighters, the Georgian Emergency Management Service reported earlier today.
Two helicopters from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia were involved in the operation, and they carried out 97 flights to put out the fire, the agency said.
Photo from Ateni Gorge by Emergency Management Service press office.
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Ioseb Chelidze and head of the Emergency Management Service Temur Mgebrishvili were present at the scene, as well as the officials of the local government.
The Emergency Management Service has called upon shepherds and hunters to exercise “maximum caution” in order to prevent fires, as warm weather has caused the lower layers of the forests to become dry and catch fire easily.
One active fire remains at the village of Ormotsi, Ateni Gorge, in the central Georgia, has reported the Emergency Management Service of Georgia today.
Ten active fires have been reported around Georgia today, mostly on the lower layers of forests, the Georgian Emergency Management Service stated earlier today.
A total of 170 firefighters, dozens of firefighting and emergency machines and two border police helicopters have been brought in to extinguish a fire in Georgia’s Shida Kartli region. The fire has reportedly spread across some 40ha of a forest near the village of Sakavre, in Gori Municipality earlier today.
The forest in Ateni Gorge, Gori:two pockets of fire broke out in a forest.About eight ha of forest has been burnt so far Emergency Management Service official statement says.
Georgian firefighters are trying to extinguish a forest fire near the Khaishi village in Mestia municipality of western Georgia.
The temperature may reach 40-42 degrees celsius in western Georgia tomorrow, with high air temperatures remaining until July 9 in the country, announces the National Environment Agency.
Three helicopters, 110 firefighters and seven fire engines are trying to put out a fire near the Khaishi village of Mestia municipality.
200 firefighters, 10 fire engines and three helicopters are trying to extinguish a fire near the Khaishi village of Mestia municipality, which erupted on June 5.
One hundred of 105 fires in western Georgia have been extinguished by more than 500 firefighters, while the fire still rages in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Gali district also in western part of the country.