8 hours agoBlocked residents, smoke, danger to oil storage: Many Albanian areas in an alarming situation from fires
Periskopi(10 months ago)
(10 months ago)Many areas of Albania are in an alarming state of fire. The worst situation is in Delvian and Gramsh. The situation in Delvina has become critical after the flames have approached the city hospital dangerously. Top Channel reports that the fire has surrounded the city from the north and east, forcing police to evacuate residents from two [...]
The worst situation is in Delvian and Gramsh.
The situation in Delvina has become critical after the flames have approached the city hospital dangerously. The fire has surrounded the city from the north and east, forcing police to evacuate residents from the two upper quarters, reports Top Channel.
Its sizes are deemed extraordinary, while air intervention has not been possible overnight.
Some dwellings are suspected to be involved in flames, but at the moment it is difficult to identify damage due to heavy smoke and limited access to the ground.
Top Channel There are injured residents, but firemen cannot go because of smoke.
The entire village of Skenderbegas will be evacuated, while many residents, among the tears for their homes being burned, refuse to leave.
The situation in Delvina continues to be critical, while the fire has swept through broad areas and has approached the city's hospital dangerously.
Police have reportedly evacuated the residents of the Laku, Makuros, and Jermelhal, where women, children, and elders have left their homes, while men remain to help extinguish the fire along with firemen and emergency workers.
The city is currently without electricity, making it more difficult to manage the emergency situation. Hospital patients have been sheltered for security reasons in the city's kinotheatre. /Periscopi
