1,000 firefighters deal with wildfires in the east – DW – 07/04/2025

A police spokesperson said 20 people were injured when a bus overturned on the A19 motorway in the North-Western German state Meklenburg-Western Pomerania.

A passenger was seriously injured after being trapped for two hours before being freed.

The cause of the accident is still not clear.

The low -cost bus had 53 passengers and two drivers, and were traveling from Copenhagen to Vienna.

Police said that the accidth moved towards Berlin around 2:40 pm around local time (0040 GMT) near Robel Junction. The part of the motorway where it is happy remains closed.

It was just the one who was owned by the Flixbus Company which is involved in a deadly accident in Germany in January.

The major wildfires in East Germany were eliminated from control on Friday.

Authorities deployed a total of 1,000 firefighters between the two sites –Hohe in Saxony Gohrishide and Thuringia.

The entire limit of the fire was not yet clear due to the changing winds. German Public Broadcaster Daily showLocal authorities estimated Thursday evening that Gohrishide fire affected some 200 hectares (less than 500 acres), where firefighters on the ground spoke of 1,000 hectares.

Many communities, including the city of Goditz, were placed under a disaster warning. Some 100 residents had to vacate their homes in the area of ​​Hydehausar in Saxony.

People living near the wildfire were asked to be ready to leave and be ready to keep the windows and doors closed.

The fire in Saxony spread near a military training ground on Tuesday. It was not clear what the fire started. The situation is particularly dangerous because the fire continues to explode the bruise in the ground.

Police helicopters have used bees to make flames, but military helicopters have been requested.

A local forestry expert in Thuryingia said that According to Tagsachau, Saalfelder Höhe Fire Firn is the largest in the state since 1993.

The German Weather Service (DWD) warned that there was a danger of further wildfire in the weekend in the south and east of Germany, only with the arrival of rain decreased the situation on Monday.

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