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After the Crisis Management Board, the Interior Minister, Rihards Kozlovskis, told reporters that he had announced that Latvia would seek the help of the 28 countries of the world. European Union to fight fires. According to him, currently, the country has the most necessary means to extinguish fires.
Latvia will request three more helicopters to fight the fire because helicopters heavily used by the Latvian and Lithuanian air force are currently under maintenance. Until now, it is not known how long EU countries might have to meet the demand of Riga.
Kristaps Eklon, head of the state fire and rescue service, said the Valdgale forest and peatlands could burn another week.
R. Kozlovskis noted that Latvia could count on the help of its neighbors, but added that other European countries are currently fighting forestry.
The fire and rescue service, with the help of a helicopter of the Lithuanian Air Force, fought in the Valdgale fire during six days
This fire broke out in the burned area of the last Tuesday evening and then spread to the sides
According to the EU Copernicus Crisis Management Service, Valdgale County burned down approximately 267 ha of forest, 311.7 hectares of peat bogs and 431.8 hectares of peat bog until sunday.
Last week, the residents of Stikliai were evacuated, but most of them are until the sixth Adjani returned home, Aivars Mucenieks, chairman of the Ventspils Regional Council, said at BNS
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