Principal fire sources in Borjomi municipality eliminated - Interior Ministry
The state body noted in a move marking international assistance to Georgia, the specialised Turkish firefighting aircraft has resumed its work at the scene, with helicopters of the Georgian border police. Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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The main sources of fire in Georgia’s central-western Borjomi Municipality have been eliminated on the ninth day after the eruption of the blaze, the Georgian Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
The Ministry said its units had “actively” carried out fire localisation and extinguishing works throughout the night and have continued to put out active sources of the fire.
The firefighters and professionals from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure, the Ministry of Environment and the Defence Forces continue to put out the remaining “active” sources of the blaze.
The state body noted in a move marking international assistance to Georgia, the specialised Turkish firefighting aircraft has resumed its work at the scene, with helicopters of the Georgian border police.
The threat of fire spreading has been removed and the population is not in danger, Temur Mgebrishvili, the Head of the Emergency Situations Management Service said while commenting on the forest fire, that erupted near the village of Shilda in Kvareli municipality in eastern Kakheti region on Friday.
Georgian border police helicopters have been involved in combating forest fires in the eastern Kvareli municipality, which erupted near the village of Shilda on Friday, the Georgian Emergency Management Service said on Saturday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday instructed the country’s Defence Forces to join professionals combating forest fires in the eastern Kvareli municipality, the Government Administration said.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday named “sabotage” among possible causes of ongoing wildfires across the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday extended his gratitude to “friendly” Türkiye and personally to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for offering assistance in putting out the Borjomi forest fire in the country’s central-western part.
The Georgian Culture Ministry on Saturday rejected TV reports alleging that the historical monument of Kvirike Tsminda (Saint Kvirike) Church, located in the central-western Georgia's Borjomi municipality and its wall paintings, dating back to the 10th century, had been “completely” destroyed by the blaze erupted on August 19.
The number of neutralised sources of fire in Georgia’s central-western Borjomi Municipality exceeds those still active on the eighth day after the eruption of the blaze, the Georgian Interior Ministry said on Friday.
A firefighter working to put out forest fires in central-western Georgia’s Borjomi municipality was recorded helping out an animal in need.
Major General Giorgi Matiashvili, the Chief of the Georgian Defence Forces inspected the measures being taken against the forest fire in the central-western Georgia’s Borjomi municipality by military personnel on Thursday.
The aviation worked at a “very high” level and its results are visible, as the spread area of the forest fire in central-western Georgia’s Borjomi municipality, that has been raging since Friday, has decreased “relatively”, Vakhtang Gomelauri, the Interior Minister of Georgia told reporters on Wednesday.
The National Forestry Agency on Wednesday called for caution among the public to prevent fires from breaking out due to the summer heatwave across the country.