Bundeswehr sends helicopters to Saxon Switzerland – Muricas News

Bundeswehr helicopters are additionally for use to battle the forest fireplace within the Saxon Switzerland Nationwide Park. “The primary of three machines has been in use since Tuesday afternoon,” mentioned a spokesman for the Saxon Switzerland-Jap Ore Mountains district workplace on Tuesday when requested. The others ought to observe later within the day. The helicopters ought to primarily assist with the firefighting operation.

The fireplace unfold from the Bohemian Switzerland Nationwide Park within the Czech Republic to the Saxon Switzerland Nationwide Park on Monday. Since then, a state police helicopter has been offering reconnaissance flights within the fireplace space. As well as, a Federal Police helicopter with hooked up water tank is used to extinguish the hearth.

The scenario with the forest fireplace within the Saxon Switzerland Nationwide Park has worsened. Vacationers have been urged to keep away from the Hintere Sächsische Schweiz space, as there was a danger to life and limb. A catastrophe alarm had been raised for Unhealthy Schandau. “There are presently no evacuations deliberate, residential buildings are presently not in danger,” emphasised the spokesman for the district workplace.

In accordance with the district workplace spokesman, the variety of deployment websites across the Großer Winterberg within the nationwide park has been elevated from three to 5. He was unable to supply any info on the precise space that was on fireplace within the impassable, rocky space. On Tuesday, 254 firefighters and forces from the federal and state police have been in motion.

“The present forest fireplace season in Saxony is devastating,” mentioned Saxony’s Setting Minister Wolfram Günther on Tuesday, in response to the announcement. “This forest fireplace is a tragedy for the area and for all individuals who dwell from tourism.” The Greens politician requested the inhabitants and vacationers to keep away from the hearth space and to stick to the entry bans. “We're experiencing the implications of the local weather disaster right here with drought, warmth and dried out forests.”

Forest fireplace in Bohemian Switzerland involves a head

Within the Czech Republic, the scenario with the forest fireplace within the Bohemian Switzerland Nationwide Park close to the border with Saxony has worsened dramatically. Greater than 400 firefighters fought the blaze on Tuesday, a spokesman mentioned. They have been supported by police and armed forces helicopters. The forest fireplace unfold to an space of ​​round 30 hectares.

Within the city of Mezna, eight buildings caught fireplace and burned out fully. Nearly all residents of the municipality of Hrensko, which is taken into account the gateway to the nationwide park, needed to go away their properties on Tuesday morning, a spokesman for the Czech fireplace brigade mentioned. As well as, the emergency companies evacuated a kids’s vacation camp in Srbska Kamenice with round 100 members from Germany.

In accordance with consultants, it's tough to show a direct connection between local weather change and particular person forest fires. One factor is for certain: resulting from local weather change, there shall be extra scorching days. Warmth alone doesn't set off forest fires. However excessive temperatures, drought, low humidity and wind can enhance the danger of wildfires.

In southern Europe, northern Eurasia, the US and Australia, the chance of fires and areas burned have elevated resulting from local weather change. In recent times, the variety of days with a excessive forest fireplace warning stage in Germany has elevated considerably. (dpa)