A rescue team from the UAE continues to assist in efforts to extinguish wildfires in Albania that have forced residents from their homes and caused widespread damage.
The team continues to provide support to tackle the fires after an emergency task force arrived in Albania earlier in August – on the order of President Sheikh Mohamed – to help local authorities as they battle to contain a spate of intense blazes fuelled by soaring summer temperatures.
Since arriving in Albania, the UAE team has carried out 27 missions using two Black Hawk helicopters, reported the state news agency Wam on Wednesday evening.
“These operations included 680 precise water drops on fire hotspots, during which more than 1,261 tonnes of water were used, significantly contributing to containing and limiting the spread of the fires,” Wam reported.
