FOREST FIRES NEAR BERLIN FORCE RESIDENTS TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES

Sun 19 June 2022:

Residents of several villages south-west of Berlin have been ordered to leave the area due to a forest fire that has been burning since Friday.

On Sunday afternoon, police wrote on Twitter that people should follow the instructions of local law enforcement officers.

The local town hall in Treuenbrietzen is serving as emergency accommodation for the people being evacuated.

Increasing winds were worsening the situation on Sunday. A military helicopter participated in the firefighting operation.

Residents were warned not to engage in sports activities outdoors. Staying indoors or in the shade and drinking plenty of water were part of the advice Germans and residents of other nationalities got.

Especially elderly people and the chronically ill were affected by the dangers the heat posed. Parents of small children were advised to watch their little ones closely, to make sure they drank enough and limited their activity in the heat.

The biggest problems popped up in Baden-Wurttemberg, Brandenburg and other states. This was where forest fires kept firefighters busy. Near Stuttgart, they spent hours extinguishing one of them. It was caused by an “uncontrolled bonfire” in a forest, the local authorities said. The police are on the case.

In Saxen-Anhalt’s Harz mountains, forest fires needed to be fought as well. It happened near the town of Ballenstedt. More fires of this kind were reported in the federal state of Hesse

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