August 23, 2017 - 12:34 AMT
Armenian firemen arrive in Georgia to help extinguish Borjomi wildfire

Up to 60 Armenian firefighters and seven fire engines have arrived in Georgia'sBorjomi Gorge to help extinguish the wildfire which broke out four days ago.

A large firefighting aircraft and two helicopters were sent by Turkey, while a copter and 95 firefighters will join from Azerbaijan.

Belarus has sent a helicopter too.

Besides Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Belarus, Germany, Romania and Greece are also ready to help Georgia if needed.

Firefighters battled a wildfire in Armenia's Khosrov forest reserve for days after finally succeeding to localize the fire with help from a Russian air tanker. The fire broke out on August 12 and burnt hundreds of hectares of vegetation.