Authorities have continued their efforts to deal with the wildfires at several locations in the country.
The situation remains most critical on Serta Mountain. The dangerous wildfire is covering an area of 30 kilometers. The situation is also very serious on Ograzden Mountain.
Regarding Bitola, though the fire above the city had initially been put under control, on Tuesday afternoon, it broke out again at multiple locations. Good news has come from Radovis, where the fire above the city was fully put under control, authorities have said.
In addition to the two planes and one helicopter from Turkiye, a helicopter from Serbia has arrived as well. Also, the EU informed about the assistance from other countries.
“In response to urgent requests for assistance in their fight against severe wildfires received from North Macedonia and Bulgaria, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been activated. North Macedonia is receiving one helicopter from Serbia, two helicopters from Slovenia, two aircrafts and one helicopter from Turkiye, and one aircraft from the rescEU firefighting fleet from Croatia,” it said in a press-release on Tuesday.