Drought: The situation in German forest fire areas remains critical

The fight against the flames continues in the forest fire areas in southern Brandenburg and in the Saxon Switzerland National Park. In Saxon Switzerland, the fire spread over 250 hectares on Tuesday evening, according to the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district office. 400 forces are in action. In addition to the inaccessibility of the site, the complicated procurement of extinguishing water, which is fetched from the Elbe and the Kirnitzsch, among other things, is problematic, said a spokesman.