The Mayor of Mirdita, Albert Melyshi, spoke to the media about the wildfire situation in the municipality, describing it as serious and dangerous.
He said the village of Tenë is currently the worst-affected area, where the first evacuations have also taken place. According to Melyshi, some of the fires are suspected to have been deliberately set, and he called on the authorities to investigate the cases and bring those responsible to justice.
“Today, we are facing one of the most dangerous situations we have ever experienced in the Municipality of Mirdita, as the fires were fueled by the wind. We had many families living in scattered forested areas where it was difficult to intervene, but fortunately, so far there has been no damage to homes and no loss of life. We have evacuated residents from two neighborhoods. The situation remains extremely difficult, but with the help of additional firefighting vehicles that have arrived, I hope it will continue to improve. It appears that in some cases the fires were deliberately set, because we have intervened several times this year and extinguished them. It seems there is someone who wants to burn the forests, and I have discussed this with the authorities so that they take action,” he said.
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