In Albania only last week, 16 fireplaces have been marked throughout the country. In the tourist areas firefighting stations have been set up.

In this extreme temperature in Albania, the first forest fires have appeared in some areas of the country. Civil Emergencies call for more caution and require local governments to take immediate measures to prevent them. The high temperatures which are present in our country in recent days have turned into the main cause of fires. Only last week, 16 fires have been recorded throughout the country, some of which are caused by negligence. General Director of Civil Emergencies, Shemsi Prençi, appeals for more care by residents of areas living near the olive groves. The Civil Emergency Headquarters reported that the most problematic situation was in the districts of Fier, Berat, Tirana and Dibra. This situation will be accompanied not only by fires but also by lowering water flows, which require rationalization in use to cope with this situation. Some prefectures such as Tirana, Kukes, Fier etc have raised emergency staffs to manage the situation for both fires and drinking water. Authorities are gathering all possible state and private capacity to be available to support field operations in each municipality or prefecture. For dealing with difficult situations in areas where firefighting penetration is difficult, contracts with private companies have been contracted to enable the helicopter. Meanwhile, firefighting stations have been set up in the tourist areas to come as soon as possible to help vacationers in emergency situations. The Saharan heat affected the south and the lowlands of Albania, where the highest temperature was recorded at 41 degrees Celsius. But meteorologists are giving good weather news for the early part of this week, as the temperatures. This Monday will bring rainfall to the northeast and southeast of the country, where the temperatures In mountainous areas will not exceed 22 degrees, and in the lower seaside areas from 26 to 29 degrees Celsius