1000 emergency care services are fighting with flame
The situation is still serious about forest fires in East Germany. According to the representative of the district, the situation in Saalfeld Hehe in Thuringia The situation has slightly improved at night, because the fire area did not expand. The fire there is as little as in Gohrishheid on the border between Saxony and Brandenburg. More and more people should run from flame and smoke and bring to a safe place. On Friday, in both places in both places they continue to fight the flame in both places.
According to the press secretary of the district, it is difficult to evaluate the area around Gurishhede. In addition, from the wind, the affected area is constantly changing near the former military training. The district office announced 200 hectares on Thursday, according to firefighters on the spot, the fire in the evening included an area of about 1000 hectares. The number of emergency services in both countries was increased to more than 500.
On Tuesday, a fire in Gohrishheid broke out near the former military training. Since then, fire brigades fought against the flame. Prime Minister Michael Kretsshmer came to the fire zone in the afternoon and thanked the emergency services. During this time, you notice what cohesion means, said the CDU politician. Gurishheide is located in the region polluted by ammunition, so it is difficult to put out forest fires there. Such fires will happen again and again in the next few years. “We must update technically from the point of view of the staff,” says Cretsmmer. (DPA)
Satellite anxiety
From a forest fire, a disaster an alarm clock for the municipalities Zeithain and Wülknitz and the city of Val Garden were caused. In addition, the Zeithain district in Neuudorf was temporarily evacuated, and about 100 inhabitants in the Heidehauser area in the Wülknitzer were supposed to leave their homes and apartments, according to the district office in Meissen. Among about 100 evacuated from Heidehäuser 45 inhabitants of the house for people with heavy disabled people.
On Thursday, in the afternoon, residents from Nodorf were allowed to return to their homes. According to the district office in Meissel, the situation in this area was raised under control and evacuation, the WarnApp Nina says.
With forest fire, the living space of rare animals and plants also threaten. The President of the State Forest of the UTC Hampfling noted that Gohrishheida was the fourth largest reserve in Saxony.
The reinforcement from Bavaria arrived in Saalfeld Hoch at night, said the representative of the Saalfeld-Zelestadt district Peter Lahann. Currently, 562 emergency services are currently in place. During the day, there are other forces from Bavaria, which should remain in Thuringia until Sunday. Fires stretched on the territory of about 250 hectares on Thursday evening.
In addition, forests caught fire in Bavaria on Thursday evening. Probably, the largest forest fire was in the upper Friday and touched an area of about 14,000 square meters (1.4 hectares), as the district office announced there. (DPA)
More helicopter
From the point of view of fire brigades, more helicopters are needed to combat forest fires in Germany. Karl-Heinz Bansa, President of the German Association of Fire Brigades, said New Osnabrücker Zeitung: “Here, especially with support, it should be modernized from the air.” The first steps have already been taken to increase the number of helicopters.
Banse explained: “From the landscape in Germany aircraft that can be used everywhere cannot be used everywhere. But helicopters can get almost anywhere. And if you doubt, they can also save people and transport materials. ” As an example, the president of the Association brought pumps with mobile firefighters, who, in the case of a new forest fire in Harza, could be stopped by a helicopter on the mountain.
According to the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE), last year 563 forest fires were registered. About 334 hectares of forests burned. In the last few weeks, several forest fires erupted in Harza, both in Saxony-Anhalt and in Lower Saxony. Banse comes from Bad Lauterberg in Harza and for many years was the president of the Association of Fire brigades of Lower Saxony. (DPA)
Greece: Fire moved to Crete
In the fight against a forest fire on the largest island, Greece announced progress: a fire on the popular island of the holicists was thrown back, the press secretary of the fire brigade Vasilios Vatrakojianis said at AFP on Friday morning. Although the fire can flare up, at present there is no longer a large front of fire. Therefore, about 230 firefighters, 48 fire engines and six helicopters were used against a flame near the coastal city of Hieraetra.
From a fire, about 5,000 people were involved in a safe place on Thursday evening, including 3,000 tourists. As the ANA Greek Information Agency announced, there are still individual scattered focals, as well as the areas that are wrapped in smoke in which the fire flashes again and again. The repayment of work in this area, which is difficult to access, was facilitated by the outgoing wind.
On Thursday evening, the “difficult” days of the representative of the Vathracogianni fire brigade were predicted, because in Greece, especially in the region of the city of Athens, high temperatures and strong winds are expected. On Friday, according to civil protection, in several regions there was an increased risk of forest forest fire, including Athens and Attica.
The fire brigade brought a fire near the port of Rafina about 30 kilometers east of Athens to Thursday evening. The mayor Dimitris Marcore told the emergency television company that the fire destroyed several houses and vehicles. 300 people were involved in a safe place in front of the flame. In addition, transportation to tourist islands, such as Mykonos, suffered. (AFP)
Türkiye: defective line of power line causes fire
In the Turkish province of Izmir, emergency services continue to fight several forest fires. The situation is “terrible,” said the mayor of Semil Tudeg. The Eden area is especially bad. It is difficult to get there, three villages have already been destroyed. Strong winds continue to impede exerted work.
Meanwhile, there is hope for the CESME area, which is popular among vacationers. The fire was under control, the Minister of Forest Ismail Yumako wrote in the morning on the platform X. In the areas of edema and beechi, the repayable work continued.
The fire in Cesme, by the same, was broken by a defective line of power transmission on Wednesday and quickly turned into a large fire that attacked the surrounding forests. In other cases, the cause of the fire is still unclear.
Due to forest fires in Izmir, two people died on Thursday: an 81-year-old man and a forest worker who helped fight the flame. Another employee is treated in the hospital.
From the heat, droughts and strong winds, the risk of a forest fire is even greater. According to the Minister of Forest, 624 fires burst out alone alone in a week later. Most of this is now under control. (DPA)
