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Wildfire on Rujnica hill near Metković threatens the villages of Podrujnica and Momići

Summary

A wildfire broke out on Saturday afternoon on Rujnica hill in the Kula Norinska municipality near Metković and is spreading uncontrollably toward the villages of Podrujnica and Momići. According to the commander of the Metković public fire brigade, around 60 firefighters from Metković, Ploče and volunteer brigades from the Neretva valley are defending houses, which are not directly threatened so far, while water-bomber aircraft cannot operate after dark.

This summary was written by a language model from the 10 sources listed below.

Extract from the source

U subotu kasno poslijepodne izbio je šumski požar iznad naselja Podrujnica kod Metkovića. Kako pada noć kanaderi ne mogu djelovati, piše Slobodna Dalmacija. Veliki šumski

Main source

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Locations

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Administrative boundaries, not incident extent

  • Municipality: Kula Norinska

  • Municipality: Kula Norinska

  • Municipality: Kula Norinska

Places mentioned in the report

Dubrovnik-Neretva County and Croatia are marked because the fire is within their territory, while Ploče is marked as the origin of part of the firefighting forces. Matijevići, Orepak and Čelić are not mentioned in the reports in connection with this fire.

  • where it happenedPodrujnica - village threatened by the spreading fire
  • where it happenedMomići - village threatened by the spreading fire
  • where it happenedKula Norinska - municipality where the fire is located
  • origin of responseMetković - firefighters from the Metković public fire brigade

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Sources (10)

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Severity
Severity67

Total — strong signal (40–69)

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