Fire on Croatia’s Brac Island Forces Nearly 700 Evacuations
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Fire on Croatia’s Brac island forces nearly 700 evacuations
BAKU - A large wildfire continued to burn on Croatia’s Brac island on Sunday, after firefighters managed to defend the town of Milna, which came under serious threat overnight, while nearly 700 people were evacuated from affected areas, Anadolu Agency reported citing local authorities.
Fewer outbreaks of fire and smoke, firefighters continue to work to prevent the fire from spreading.
ACCORDING to the latest satellite estimates, the fire that has been burning for days on the western part of Brač has spread over more than 56 square kilometers, which is equivalent to the area of almost the entire neighboring island of Šolta. Despite a difficult night and preventive evacuations, firefighters managed to save most of the endangered buildings.
Almost 700 people were evacuated, and around 4,500 hectares of land burned, while the settlement of Milna was protected from the fire, reports Index.hr. Wildfire on the island of Brac, Milna...its getting worse pic.twitter.com/IhcfNcezTR Two people were injured, but not life-threatening. One is an elderly woman who fell off the ship during the evacuation and almost drowned. She was in a serious condition, but is now stable. The second person is …
"We went to sleep, went out to see what was happening and saw that the fire was close. There were nine of us. We headed towards the sea. There we put the children on a mattress, swam towards the ship and spent the night in a hotel," said Latković.
He also said that two people were injured in the fire, but their lives were not in danger.
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