Skopje, 17 July 2024 (MIA) – As part of the national firefighting efforts, more than 100 army members remain deployed in the Serta mountain area.

According to an official press release, army members are battling the blazes in the Radovish region as well as Dragoevo and Shtrakalevo villages toward the Krivolak military training site and Pepelishte.

Fighting the fire from the air, the two army helicopters have dropped 28 tons of water so far. Through their operations center, aviation members are also helping coordinate the flights by the Turkish, Slovenian, Serbian and Montenegrin helicopters involved in the firefighting.

As a preventative measure, a team has been readied to fight potential fires at the Krivolak military training site as well. mr/