The forest fire is still not localized in the village of Artana, Kakheti. The situation is extremely difficult. According to the population, the fire moves to the populated area.

However, representatives of the local government and emergency agencies do not confirm or deny the information.

The Inaccessible terrain complicates the work. Irakli Kadagishvili , the governor of Kakheti states that the fire is extinguished in the alpine zone had and there is no danger of spreading fire at this stage.

More than 500 firefighters, ranger and rescue workers are trying to extinguish fire in the mountains of Kokhta. Several dozen hectares of forest have been destroyed, the exact amount of loss is not counted at this stage