Albanian volunteers struggle to save scorched livestock as wildfires subside

By Fatos Bytyci and Florion Goga

SKENDERBEGAS, Albania (Reuters) -As wildfires raged across Albania last week, people were forced to flee for their lives, with no time to save their livestock.

Now the fires are subsiding, some volunteers are turning their attention to caring for the scorched animals.

Swiss national Maria Cristina Medina, who runs the Tierhilfe animal shelter, near the capital Tirana, watched on as a veterinarian administered antibiotics and applied lotion to a horse that sustained burns in Delvina – one of the worst affected towns in the south of the country.

“Delvina has a good chance to survive, as her lungs were not damaged, and she is fighting for her life,” Medina said. The injured horse, which now shares its name with the town, began eating and drinking after rec