Montenegro ravaged by series of wildfires, aerial footage show horrific scale of disaster

Photo: Tanjug/Mediabiro

A wildfire that broke out the night before last, after a car caught on fire on the main road in Buljarica, has spread to inaccessible terrain and has reached the area above Canj, along the coast in Montenegro.

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Firefighters from Budva, together with their colleagues from other nearby municipalities, have been on the ground since yesterday battling the blaze that has engulfed a hill above Buljarica.

Airplanes and a helicopter have also been deployed in an effort to extinguish the fire, RTCG is reporting.

Several large wildfires have been registered throughout Montenegro today, including in the vicinity of Podgorica. A number of families had to be evacuated from Gornji Rogami.

During the morning, a huge wildfire broke out in the hills above Canj. As videos posted on social networks show, very dense evergreen woods are burning.

The fire is spreading very fast carried by a strong northern wind.

(Telegraf.rs)