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 sce

Aug 14 - A wildfire in Croatia driven by strong winds descended on the tourist town of Omis on Friday, forcing hundreds to evacuate and threatening homes and vehicles, local media reported.

Wildfire descends on Croatian tourist town, injures at least 19  Reuters

The region's fire chief says the service took thousands of 999 calls across "one of the most significant" incidents in its history.