US EditionAuthorities Hope Rain Will Help in Battling Wildfires in Eastern Germany
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For days, hundreds of forces have been fighting the fires in the forests of Thuringia and Saxony. In Gohrischheide, the wind has turned to Brandenburg - with effects to Berlin.
Summer time is forest fire time – especially in East Germany. But why is there much more burning there? Moreover, negotiations on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Hundreds of troops are fighting the flames: The situation in the forest fires in Saxony and Thuringia is considered stable. However, the fires are not extinguished.
Firefighters have been battling a large forest fire in Saxony, Germany, for the third day. About 500 firefighters were deployed on Friday night. It is burning in the Gohrischheide protected area, which lies on the border of Saxony and Brandenburg, about 60 kilometers northwest of Dresden. The fire is being complicated by the fact that a former military training area is also burning. On Thursday, meteorologists in our country also warned of smoke.
Two large forest fires keep the people in the Saxon Gohrischheide and on the Saalfelder Höhe in Thuringia in breath. Hundreds of firefighters are in use. Farmers also support the extinguishing work.
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