Climate change: Forest fires blaze in Brandenburg and Saxony

Forest fires favored by the extreme drought caused emergency services in Brandenburg and Saxony to create problems on Tuesday night. In Brandenburg, an area near Rehfeld in the south of the state is affected, where firefighters tried to contain a large fire. According to the Elbe-Elster district, it has spread over an area of ??800 hectares. The situation was “very tense,” said a spokesman for the fire department in the morning. The fire is not yet under control.

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