More rain than expected: green light for Drenthe Easter fires after all

Easter bonfires: Due to the ongoing drought, most Easter bonfires were cancelled. Then it started raining. “Unfortunately, I informed the traffic wardens last week…

Since last week, due to the ongoing drought, it seemed that many Easter fires were not allowed to take place. But now that there has been more rain than predicted, the safety regions of Drenthe and Groningen are still giving the green light. Groningen had not previously decided whether the Easter fires could continue, but in Drenthe, most municipalities had already done so last week. Due to the drought and the associated risk of wildfire, a line…

Several Easter bonfires are unexpectedly allowed to continue this weekend, because nature is a bit less dry. In some places, however, the Easter bonfires had already been broken down.