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Large areas hit by fire in Omiš region, over a thousand people evacuated

started August 14, 2026 at 9:29 AM · last changed 13d ago

Summary

A fire starting from Lokva Rogoznica spread rapidly through the Omiš area in two to two-and-a-half hours, driven by storm winds and affecting between 900 and 1,000 hectares. Over a thousand people were evacuated with several injuries but no confirmed deaths; a café owner stated he believes the fire was deliberately set and provided camera footage to police.

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GLAVNI vatrogasni zapovjednik Slavko Tucaković opisao je požar na omiškom području kao jedan od najtežih koje je doživio u svojoj karijeri. Požar se, nošen olujnim

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Severity71

Total — band kritično (70–100)

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