6 wildfires are currently active in the counties of Berat, Shoder, Lezhe, Elbasan and Durres.

Firefighters and emergency response teams have been working for hours in harsh terrains, in an attempt to put out the flames.

The situation is critical in the village of Ndershen in the administrative division of Orosoh in the municipality of Mirdita, where the terrain is making it difficult even for the helicopters to intervene from the air.

Rescue teams are nonetheless continuing their efforts on the ground the keep the fires from reaching homes and residential areas.

According to data published by the National Operational Center of Civil Emergencies, in the past 24 hours, in the past 24 hours, a total of 26 wildfires have been reported but most of them were fortunately isolated.