The forest near Tsagveri resort in south-central Georgia is still burning, Georgia’s Minister for Regional Development and Infrastructure Zurab Alavidze said.
Azerbaijan and Turkey have sent 5 helicopters to help Georgia fight combat wildfire.
Apart from helicopter efforts, up to 300 firefighters, rescuers and rangers have been fighting the fire for several days now, Agenda.ge reported.
A number of wildfires occurred in Georgian forests this month. The largest fire was in Borjomi Gorge that burnt for seven days before being put out in August.
