The fire of the civil parish of Valdgale is still not located; The deletion will continue at night – in Latvia – News

Kristaps Eckle, Deputy Chief of Staff of the VUGD, told the LNT News Service that the current wind energy is not high and that its direction is constant, so it is possible to predict the direction of the fire. Despite the fact that the fire hoses have been removed for several kilometers, trying to give water in almost every direction, there are separate sections that still can not access it, said Eklon

. Meanwhile, the flames could cross adjacent peatlands through these sections. Eclipse also acknowledged that the wind direction could change. "Then the situation could again become uncontrollable and we will have to catch fire in many places of origin," he explained.

The SGBC official also pointed out that the homes of all residents are now safe.

Aivars Mucenieks (ZZS), chairman of the Ventspils County Council, told LETA Thursday night that everything was done to limit the spread of fires on the edges of dams and roads, as well as ditches .

Firefighters, along with the National Guard and the employees of the Latvian State Forests, are constantly working, said Mucenieks. In particular, the chairman of the district council evaluated the help provided by local farmers by providing the necessary water to fight the fire. "The peasants in the neighborhood, in my opinion, play a very important role: what can be transported by modern and powerful tractors is not comparable to that of firefighters," says Mucenieks

. because the forest has places where the fire has crossed, but has not burned everything. In addition, commenting on the situation in the village of Stikli, the county council chairman claimed that he was not threatening the houses, as well as several police carriers who stayed for a long time in the village, during residents were evacuated.

According to Mucenieks, there is currently no problem with the provision of food and water to firefighters and other involved parties.

Commenting on the involvement of the supreme executive of the country in the solution of the situation, Mucenieks was able to say that on Tuesday, Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis (V) visited the D & D area. Fire, which, according to Mucenieks, remained there and observed erosion until late into the evening. Agriculture Minister Janis Duklavs (LZS) also visited the fire site on Thursday. According to Mucenieks, Kaspars Gerhards (VL-TB / LNNK) has given the green light to the necessary felling of trees in the territory of the nature reserve "Stiklu purves".

In the municipality of Talsi, he was informed that the total number of about 400 hectares

It has already been reported that the fire-fighting operations that continue since Tuesday night involve firefighters from SGBS, the State Forest Service (VMD) and two helicopters of the national armed forces. The helicopter of the Lithuanian Armed Forces is also attached. Assistance is also provided by the "state forests of Latvia".