Winds fuel Croatia wildfires
ZAGREB: Firefighters in southern Croatia were on high alert on Sunday in fear that expected strong winds could rekindle blazes in the Balkan nation. Crews, with the help of water bombers, managed to get control on Saturday over wildfires on the southern Adriatic coast, after a series of blazes started in recent days.
The fires, near Croatia's second largest city Split, that started on Saturday morning close to the coastal village of Pisak was put under control but were still smoldering. They have burnt 300 hectares and dozen of houses, authorities said.
According to the Split-Dalmatia county firefighting commander, Ivan Kovacevic during the night several small fires were put down by the firefighters. "The damage is huge, but it could have been bigger having given the number of structures that were threatened," Kovacevic said. — AFP
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