Wildfire descends on Croatian tourist town, injures at least 19
Strong winds and dry vegetation helped the blaze spread rapidly, with officials saying about 1,200 people evacuated and 40 treated in hospitals.
- On Friday, a wind-driven wildfire descended on the tourist town of Omis, Croatia, forcing hundreds to evacuate as flames enveloped settlements along the Adriatic coast.
- Strong winds fueled rapid spread through pine forests, creating what Chief Fire Commander Slavko Tucakovi called a "complicated situation" from Lokva Rogoznica to Omis.
- A total of 157 firefighters and 44 fire vehicles battled the blaze through the night, while the town opened a sports hall as emergency shelter accommodating around 1,000 evacuees.
- Two people with serious injuries were transferred to a hospital in Split, about 25 km away, while ambulance services treated around 19 others for burns and injuries.
- Across Europe, hot weather and drought linked to climate change have created ideal wildfire conditions this summer. This incident follows a major fire on nearby island Brac brought under control Thursday.
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Heavy forest fire on the Croatian Adriatic coast in the area of Omiš: tourists flee with cars and by boat, the flames penetrate to houses. A person dies, other people are in danger of being killed due to burns.
A huge fire near Omis, about 25 kilometers southeast of Split, forced about 1,200 residents and tourists to evacuate overnight on Thursday and Friday as strong winds drove the flames towards the coastal town. Fourteen people were taken to hospital, with seven reported to be in a life-threatening condition early on Friday. Parts of Omis lost power as the fire approached the town centre, while homes, cars and boats were damaged or destroyed. Evacu…
Body found after wildfire hits Croatian coastal town
Split police said in a statement they had located the body while searching burned areas on Friday afternoon, with local media reporting that it had been found in the village of Lokva Rogoznica about 30 kilometres (17 miles) south of Split. Around 2,000 people had been forced to evacuate overnight from villages around the town of Omis as the fire ripped through the surrounding hills, with authorities saying dozens of cars had been destroyed amid …
Croatian police have found a corpse in an area burned by fire in the tourist town of Omis ( Croatia) while inspecting the area this Friday. In addition, at least 40 people have been injured, of which 10 are in serious condition. The forest fire , originated in Lokva Rogoznica on Thursday night, has already razed over a thousand hectares and destroyed teneas of homes , forcing to evacuate about two thousand people. “This has been one of the worst…
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