Albania continues to tackle wildfires spreading up north of country

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Fires blazing through Albania have spread up north of the country. The EU has been assisting the country with resources needed to tackle the wildfires.

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00:00It's wildfire season in Albania, with flames engulfing the Geocastra district in the country's

00:07south. Emergency services are on high alert, and the country has asked for European support.

00:16For the past two years, Albania has been receiving help from other countries as part of the EU

00:21civil protection mechanism.

00:39A state supreme audit found that Albania's fire engines are old and badly maintained.

00:44The defence ministry is in possession of four helicopters to use in emergencies, but only

00:48one of them is active, according to the report, with others rejected from failing safety tests.

00:54However, firefighters are becoming more innovative with technology to cope with the blazes.

01:18Albania is prone to summer blazes because of high temperatures and its landscape.

01:24Each year, the wildfires burn an average of 10,000 hectares of land.

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