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Tonight on “Top Story” on “Top Channel” is being discussed about the fires in the country and the effectiveness of the authorities in situations such as that of Sazan, the last four days.
Regarding this topic, journalist Anila Hoxha said that the level of preparation of the Ministry of Defense in these cases is very minimalist and not at all professional.
Hoxha said that “Cougar” helicopters in Albania are a mess of corruption and cause damage to the state budget for maintenance and rent.
On the other hand, the journalist Muhamed Veliu said that in the whole region of Vlora there are only 4 firefighters and 27 employees, a very small number compared to the need of the entire territory of Vlora.
Anila Hoxha: It seems like not only is it a curse but it is also a tangle of corruption at worst. I have been dealing with this investigation since August 2021, where I published an investigation and it was the last “cougar” point. The situation at the time was honorable, technicians and pilots with spirit and humanity took the risk, even though this cougar had not carried out the manual. As maintenance is required for flight and stay hours. But when the state does not invest, the bankruptcy of this helicopter begins. He suffered a defect with only four hours of flight, this helicopter continues to cause not only damage to the state budget for maintenance and rent.
The first helicopter was supposed to transport all the high Albanian authorities. The military insisted that not a VIP but comprehensive helicopter was needed.
Theoretically we are very okay and we have caught the standards, last year not only the property but also the lives of the inhabitants in the village of Dukat were endangered. The way the civil emergency should work had to be quite different.
Now on the ground, there are only four firefighters, how can fires be managed in a place like Vlora? The situation is the same in Gjirokastra.
Muhamet Veliu: The Municipality of Vlora has four firefighters in a place where Vlora starts from the Mifol bridge to Llogara. There are only 27 firefighters to cover this entire territory. The wish is well written on paper but the funds are scarce. Such a large city has only firefighters. In Karaburun it took five hours to get to the fire and the firefighters had only half a liter of water with them, let alone for the way of feeding.
The fires on the island of Sazan were neutralized only after four days and thanks to the intervention of the “Canadair CL 415” aircraft, which came as support from Greece.
122 members of the Armed Forces, 9 vehicles and two ships were engaged in the operation launched three days ago to extinguish the flames.
The situation on the island of Sazan is under control, while work continues to totally avoid the possibility of re-ignition of the flames due to the dense vegetation.
For four days a cloud has been rising over the largest island of Albania, while dozens of centuries-old pines have been burned. An obvious danger on the island were also the remaining ammunition which could explode from the heat.
Recall that the island of Sazan is home to 16 rare species, three of them amphibians and 13 reptiles.
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