The only helicopter of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is trying to extinguish the fire in Abastumani. It resumed work at dawn today.

Firefighters and rescuers were working to liquidate the fire all night, but localization of fire could not be done yet. In the disaster zone extra live force. was iadded a few minutes ago There are more than 500 people working on the site. Firemen, rescuers and representatives of the MIA special department are mobilized.

Members of the Emergency Headquarters are on the spot. Under the leadership of the Minister of Internal Affairs, the meeting is underway, where the plan of liquidation will be discussed.

Giorgi Mghebrishvili talked about the help of friends with the journalists.

"From the morning we expect an 8 ton capacity airplane. In the near future it will join us. It is on the way and will be in several hours in Georgia. We have sent an appeal and we expect a final answer in the afternoon, in the afternoon we will know what forces will be mobilized in terms of aviation, "-said Giorgi Mgebrishvili.