FRANKFURT: Firefighters and aircraft on Saturday (Sep 7) ramped up efforts to tackle a massive forest fire in the mountains of central Germany that has reportedly forced the evacuation of hundreds of people.
Flames and embers are seen on the Koenigsberg below the Brocken, the highest point of the Harz Mountains, in Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt, on Sep 6, 2024. FRANKFURT: Firefighters and aircraft on Saturday ramped up efforts to tackle a massive forest fire in the mountains of central Germany that has reportedly forced the evacuation of hundreds of people.
Around 150 firefighters, planes and helicopters were deployed on the Brocken mountain and the surrounding area was closed off, according to authorities in the district of Harz in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. "More aircraft have been requested ... Firefighters on the ground are still trying to contain the flames," Harz authorities said in a Facebook post.
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