"Life endangered"
Suspected arson: man arrested in Croatia
Arson is believed to have caused a forest fire near the Croatian vacation resort of Trogir on the Adriatic coast. A suspect has now been arrested.
The 35-year-old is accused of setting fires in two places, the police announced on Saturday. In doing so, he had "endangered the lives of people and property". Eight hectares of forest were destroyed in the fire.
The fire broke out on Thursday evening in the village of Seget Donji (see map below) and then devastated a large area of forest near a campsite, apartments and a hotel. Dozens of firefighters and three firefighting aircraft brought the fire under control and prevented the flames from spreading to buildings.
Forest fires also in North Macedonia
Like other Balkan countries, Croatia is also suffering from a prolonged heatwave with temperatures of more than 37 degrees Celsius. In times of drought, a heatwave with hot and dry winds, for example, can contribute to fires becoming more intense and larger within a very short space of time, making them more difficult to fight. Vegetation dries out faster in hot weather and soil moisture is lost more quickly.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the risk of forest fires is increasing as a result of global warming. In North Macedonia, fire departments have been fighting forest and bush fires for days with international help.
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