3 helicopters, 110 firefighters trying to put out forest fire in Mestia
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Three helicopters, 110 firefighters and seven fire engines are trying to put out a fire near the Khaishi village of Mestia municipality.
Strong winds, heat and difficult terrain have made it difficult for the firefighters to extinguish the fire which broke out on June 5.
Video by Emergency Management Service press office.
Head of the Emergency Management Service Temur Mgebrishvili and other officials are at the scene.
A third helicopter was brought into the fire fighting efforts earlier today.
Mgebrishvili says that the situation is under control.
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.
Georgian firefighters are trying to extinguish a forest fire near the Khaishi village in Mestia municipality of western Georgia.
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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.
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