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UK · 41 mins ago

Tourists forced to flee as huge wildfire engulfs popular Croatian tourist town

Hundreds of people have been evacuated and several people left injured after a wildfire enveloped a popular tourist town in Croatia.The fire is driven ​by strong winds around Omis, threatening homes and vehicles, local media ⁠reported.Flames enveloped settlements and trees and turned the night sky red above Omis, a scenic town on Croatia's prized Dalmatian coast surrounded by trees and rocky ⁠hills.Around 19 people have ​been ⁠treated by ambulance services, N1 reported. Two with serious injuries were transferred to a hospital ⁠in the city of Split, about 25 ​km (15.5 ⁠miles) to the north, ‌regional governor Blazenko Boban said. "We have had an extremely difficult night, we have a complicated situation ‌in the area from Lokva ‌Rogoznica to Omis," Chief Fire Commander Slavko Tucaković told l
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