Magdeburg (dpa/sa) – In Saxony-Anhalt, the risk of forest fires has dropped significantly. According to information from the Landeszentrum Wald, exceptions are the northern Börde and the Elsterland around Wittenberg. According to the information, warning level four of a total of five possible danger scenarios applies there. After a long drought, it had rained in the country on Saturday night. According to the overview of the Landeszentrum Wald, only danger level two out of five applied in the Harz Mountains on Saturday.
In Saxony-Anhalt there had been some wildfires and forest fires in the past few weeks. Meanwhile, according to the forecast of the German Weather Service (DWD), it should become drier again in the coming days in the country, with maximum temperatures between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius.
