Georgia Fails to Contain Forest Fire

Somewhere between 7-8 hectares of forest have been ravaged by a four-day fire that began on September 26 and has raged through the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park ever since. However, firefighters have managed to localize the fire.

The Minister of the Environmental Protection Tamar Lebanidze left for the Borjomi region on September 29 in order to study the situation at the scene. 

The cause of the fire is still unknown. Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania said on September 29 that the authorities are doing their utmost to quench the fire.