Three of seven remaining fires in western Georgia contained, fire approaches homes in Russian-occupied Gagra
Five hundred firefighters are trying to extinguish fires in western and central Georgia. Photo: Emergency Management Service press office.
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Georgian firefighters have contained three of the remaining seven fires in western and central Georgia.
257 fires have been reported in Georgia since January 4, 2021.
Mostly fields have been caught in the blaze.
Field and forest fires remain in Samegrelo, Racha-Lechkhumi and Shida Kartli regions.
500 firefighters are trying to extinguish the fires.
Central Georgian government has offered help to the Russian-occupied Abkhazia region. Photo: Emergency Management Service press office.
The Georgian Interior Ministry has called on locals not to set fires to grass and other remains on their agricultural lands.
The Emergency Management Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs says that strong winds and the dry weather helped spread the fire.
Forest fires are approaching homes in Georgia’s Russian-occupied town of Gagra in Abkhazia region.
Local agencies reported yesterday that the fire was 150 meters from houses.
The Georgian State Security Service stated earlier today that the central Georgian Government has offered help to the occupied region several times against fires. However, no response has been made so far.
Nine hotspots of fires remain in western Georgia and 350 firefighters with 40 fire trucks and a border police helicopter are trying to extinguish them, the Georgian Emergency Management Service stated earlier today.
Two hundred and forty three fires have been reported in Georgia in the past 48 hours, mostly in the western part of the country.
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.
Georgian firefighters have rescued three children from a burning apartment in Tbilisi’s Gldani district earlier today.
The de facto authorities of the Russian-occupied Abkhazia region say that they do not need the support of the central Georgian government to extinguish raging forest fires in the area.
Three out of the six remaining wildfires in western Georgia have been contained, the Emergency Management Service of the Georgian Interior Ministry announced earlier today. Meanwhile, local Abkhaz news agency Apsnypress has also reported that the fire approaching homes in Gagra has been contained.
A total of 300 fires reported in Georgia since January 4, 2021 have been extinguished. The Emergency Management Service stated earlier today that over 700 fire-fighters, hundreds of fire trucks and a border police helicopter have been working to contain the fire. Meanwhile, hotspots in Georgia’s Russia-occupied region of Abkhazia remain active.
Firefighters have been mobilised in Georgia’s eastern region of Kakheti due to an increased risk of forest and field fires, reports the Emergency Management Service of Georgia (EMS).
A fire has broken out in the Vashlovani Protected Area in Georgia’s south-eastern Dedoplistskaro municipality a few hours ago today.