On the territory Kursumlije fires caused great material damage - 36 houses and residential buildings, 89 auxiliary buildings, large areas of arable and forest land, agricultural machinery and beekeeping were destroyed. Although the report is still being supplemented and the results are not final, preliminary assessments indicate serious consequences for the population and agriculture of that region.
The municipal headquarters for emergency situations formed two commissions - one for the assessment of infrastructure and construction facilities and the other for damage to agricultural and forest land, as well as agricultural machinery. Commissions are on the ground and reports are updated daily, and the final damage assessment will be submitted to the competent authorities.
According to preliminary data, the fire engulfed 140 hectares of forests, 58 hectares of orchards, 17 hectares under cereals, 94 hectares of meadows, pastures and fodder plants, as well as 10 ares of vegetables. 181 farms were damaged, 3.750 bales of hay burned and 89 bee colonies were destroyed. Although many farms suffered damage, there were no deaths of domestic animals in the fire, according to the local self-government in Kuršumlija, Juzne vesti writes.
The fire is still smoldering.
The fires are still smoldering on the territory of that municipality, so on Monday (July 14) forest and low vegetation were burning in the atar of the village of Rastelica along the Administrative Line with Kosovo and Metohija, but in the morning hours the fire was localized in the part that goes towards the houses, and currently firefighters are on the ground and trying to completely extinguish it.
On Monday, a fire broke out in the village of Sagonjevo, which, thanks to the quick intervention of firefighters, the army and the locals, was extinguished.
In the Kuršumlija municipality, a state of emergency has been in effect for ten days due to a series of fires that threatened people, property and natural resources.
The local authorities appeal to the residents to remain vigilant and promptly report all new hotspots, as well as any damage that has not yet been recorded.
Source: Southern News
