The Adriatic coast in Croatia hit devastating fires. The police consider it likely that they were intentionally established and investigated suspects.
Extensive forest fires, which burned on Saturday on the Adriatic coast of Croatia, managed to extinguish by Sunday, the newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija said. The police assume that they were intentionally established and is being investigated after suspicious arson, informs TASR, according to the DPA report.
Firefighters and helicopters also participated in the fire extinguishing. Several fires, especially in pine forest stands, have spread on an area of approximately 50 kilometers south of the second largest Croatian city of Split and hit several houses and vehicles.
Fires have also endangered transportation
The vegetation also burned at the edge of Split. As a result of the flames, they also had to close the section of the highway leading along the coast. Many locals and tourists were forced to escape the fires. Some people in panic ran into the sea and came to the police boat, which subsequently picked them up, writes free Dalmacija.
Several surrounding municipalities have established emergency accommodation for the needs of evacuated persons, which was also used by dozens of tourists. Several people have suffered minor injuries, DPA said.
The police believe that it is arson, based on the testimonies of the locals. Near the city of Makarska, a fire broke out in three different places at the same time. According to media reports, the police are currently questioning several suspects.
