There are currently no active wildfires in the country. Extremely large areas have been burned by the fiery element in the past days - thousands of acres of forests, agricultural areas, grasses and bushes.
According to the analysis, the number of fires compared to last year has increased by more than 10%, summarizes the Ministry of Interior.
In the late afternoon on Tuesday, signals were received about renewed two outbreaks - above the village of Strandzha and in the area of 204-205 pyramid. 16 firefighters with five fire trucks were immediately dispatched and quickly extinguished the fires. The teams stayed overnight to monitor the situation.
There is no danger of the fire spreading on Greek territory near the Bulgarian-Greek border. On our side, sufficient teams and equipment are provided and deployed in order to quickly react in case of a possible change in the situation. Extinguishing operations by air on the territory of Greece continue.
Hundreds of firefighters, gendarmes, policemen, forest officials, military personnel and volunteers participated in the tough battle with the fiery element. After the activation of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, teams from the Kingdom of Spain and the Czech Republic were involved in extinguishing the high-altitude fires, Turkish firefighters also came to help. Yesterday, all pre-deployed firefighting teams were released. | BGNES
