Hundreds evacuated from resorts in Croatia and Greece as wildfires stretch across Europe
More than 300 people were evacuated by boat in northern Greece as firefighters battled blazes across Europe amid record heat and drought.
- On Friday, wildfires forced thousands to evacuate across Europe: 1,200 in Croatia's Omis, 525 in France's Landes region, and 300 in Greece's Siviri, as emergency services deployed to combat spreading flames.
- The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service warned of "very extreme" wildfire conditions across central and eastern Europe, with Western Europe's average high reaching 31.2 degrees Celsius on Friday.
- In Omis, Croatia, flames engulfed over 1,000 hectares, injuring 40 people, while Chief Fire Commander Slavko Tucakovic said the fire "swept everything in its way," causing massive damage as more than 140 firefighters battled the blaze.
- Fishing vessels assisted in rescuing residents from Siviri, Greece, while authorities in Spain removed historical remains from a monastery threatened by fires and French maize production fell to historic lows due to heat and drought.
- Record-Breaking heat and drought conditions, which scientists link to climate change, continue creating ideal environments for wildfires throughout Europe, threatening both modern infrastructure and cultural heritage sites.
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Irish TimesHundreds evacuated from Croatian and Greek resorts as wildfires stretch across Europe
A wildfire in Croatia killed one person, injured 40 and forced 1,200 people to evacuate, while Greece, France and England also faced major fires.
The country has never seen such a large-scale emergency. Currently, more than 40 people are known to have been injured in the wildfires in Croatia. Ten people are in intensive care, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing Euronews. Fires in Croatia Top Croatian resorts have been engulfed in flames due to wildfires. Entire coastal towns have burned during the holiday season. Officials say at least 10 people are in intensive care. Rescuers battled "one of the…
The fire, which started in the tourist resort of Lokva Rogoznica, has already consumed about 1,000 hectares of vegetation. Despite being controlled, some media claim there are still active outbreaks.
Madrid, 14 Aug (EFE).- A fire on the Adriatic coast of Croatia caused the death of one person and the hospitalization of another fourteen this Friday, while it burned much of the European continent with spotlights spread throughout Spain, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Greece. The most important is the asset of Croatia, where one person lost his life and fourteen were hospitalized on Friday, seven of them in critical condition, due to t…
A large forest fire devastated the area of the Croatian coast near Omis, destroying hundreds of hectares of vegetation and causing significant damage. One person was found dead by policemen during the verifications carried out in a residential area, and at least 40 people were injured, ten of whom were in serious condition. More than 2,000 people were evacuated.
During searches in the burned area, police found the lifeless body of a man, the Split District Police Directorate reported - 200 tourists evacuated from resorts
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