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Sweden
battles wildfires from Arctic Circle to Baltic Sea, issues record
number of public warnings
18
July, 2018
18
July 2018 (BBC News) – Forest fires raging across Sweden as far
north as the Arctic Circle have prompted authorities to ask for
international assistance.
On
Wednesday afternoon, 44 fires were burning from Lapland in the far
north to the southern island of Gotland.
Hot
weather and persistent drought are the main causes, and the national
weather service has issued fire warnings for almost the entire
country.
Italy
and Norway have both despatched firefighting aircraft to help.
Sweden
said Italy had sent 13 people in two Canadair CL-415 "waterbombers",
each of which can carry 6,000 litres of water at a time.
Norway's
national broadcaster NRK, meanwhile, reported that 10 helicopters had
been despatched to aid its neighbour - six on Tuesday and another
four on Wednesday - despite the risk of similar fire outbreaks in
Norway itself.
The
wildfires have raged in parts for days and without a break in the hot
dry weather they have shown little sign of stopping.
Many
people have been evacuated from their homes in Sweden, while others
have been told to shut off all ventilation to keep smoke outside.
Fire
chief Britta Ramberg told Swedish media the fire in Jämtland was
"the largest and spreading the fastest". Official
advisories said that this blaze grew from 1,600 hectares to 3,000 on
Tuesday alone, and that firefighters had been unable to contain it.
Many
firefighters were being recalled from holiday to join the operation.
Nine
important public warnings have also been issued - a record number -
as temperatures have hovered near or exceeded 30C for an extended
period. [more]
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