Drought: Devastating fires in Brandenburg and Saxony

The situation in the forest fire areas of Brandenburg and Saxony is still extremely critical - the fires were still out of control in some places on Tuesday evening. In Brandenburg there was a fire in a forest and meadow area of ​​8.5 square kilometers - almost 1200 soccer fields in size. Potsdam Interior Minister Michael Stübgen (CDU) got an idea of ​​the situation on site. In the case of a forest fire in the Saxon Switzerland National Park, the affected district triggered a disaster alarm.