Two helicopters brought in to combat fire in Guria, western Georgia
There are about 120 firefighters at the place to put out the fire. Photo: Emergency Management Service.
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Two helicopters have been deployed to combat a fire near the village of Vakijvari in the Guria region.
There are about 120 firefighters at the place to put out the fire.
The situation is under control," says the Emergency Management System of Georgia.
Photo: Emergency Management Service.
Efforts to extinguish the fire have been on-going for two days.
30 modern fine engines which Georgia bought from German Magirus Company, have entered the country. Starting from the year the fire engines will be used in Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, Borjomi, Rustavi and Signagi. The fire engines are fitted with a high and low pressure pump, have a 4.5 tonne water tank and a 300 liter foam tank. All necessary fire-rescue equipment is installed in the vehicles.
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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.
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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.
Several groups of firefighters, one border police helicopter and 10 employees of the Border Police are trying to extinguish a fire which broke out today in Arkhoti Gorge in the mountainous Khevsureti region of eastern Georgia.
Ten firefighting vehicles and 125 firefighters are still working to fully extinguish a fire that broke out yesterday near the village of Latali in Georgia’s highland region of Svaneti.
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