Fires across Macedonia

The fire that has been active for a long time in the area of ​​Makedonski Brod yesterday in the afternoon expanded on the territory of the Municipality of Gostivar, in the vicinity of the villages of Korito and Zhelezna Reka. The fire is on the field inaccessible to vehicles, which makes it difficult to extinguish it, - Crisis Management Center informs.


The fire covered an area overgrown with dry grass, spruce, and mixed forest. The fire towards the village of Strajane and the monastery is localized, and on the opposite side is still active. In the vicinity of the village of Korito ib fire is dry grass and pastures, but the situation there is not dangerous.

According to the information received by 8 o'clock this morning, the fire in the area of ​​the village Trebovle is still active, but for the time being there is no danger for the village, informs the CMC. Also, they say that the progress of the fire towards the village Rastes is prevented, that part of the fire is being controlled.

In the Tetovo-Polog region, the fire that is active in the village of Zdunje has a tendency for expansion in the area of ​​the village of Gurgurnica.

The forest fire in the area between the villages Devic and Greshnica is active, but there is currently no danger in the settlement.

In the Skopje Region, the fire brigade intervened at a burning forest in the village of Studenicani at 21 : 45.

In the Pelagonia region yesterday at 2.30 pm there was a fire in the area of ​​the villages Lokveni to Podvis, the oak forest is in fire, and the fire is not extinguished.

This morning there is an active fire that covers the slopes of Gorna Jakupica. The fire is on a hard-to-reach terrain.

Yesterday, in the morning hours, on the move between the villages Teranci and Vidoviste (the municipality of Zrnovci - Kochani), near the area called Trnavica, a forest fire broke out in a low forest and began to spread to the monastery "Saint Petka" on the mountain Plachkovica. A helicopter was also required. The fire is active, but it does not pose a threat to the villages in the area.

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