Fires blazing through Albania have spread up north of the country. The EU has been assisting the country with resources needed to tackle the wildfires.
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00:00It's wildfire season in Albania, with flames engulfing the Geocastra district in the country's
00:07south. Emergency services are on high alert, and the country has asked for European support.
00:16For the past two years, Albania has been receiving help from other countries as part of the EU
00:21civil protection mechanism.
00:39A state supreme audit found that Albania's fire engines are old and badly maintained.
00:44The defence ministry is in possession of four helicopters to use in emergencies, but only
00:48one of them is active, according to the report, with others rejected from failing safety tests.
00:54However, firefighters are becoming more innovative with technology to cope with the blazes.
01:18Albania is prone to summer blazes because of high temperatures and its landscape.
01:24Each year, the wildfires burn an average of 10,000 hectares of land.