The rain softened some hot spots, but did not put out the fires all over Serbia. The most difficult situation is still in Deliblatska peščara. The fire is also burning near Leban, on Stolovi and Goč
On the territory Of Serbia 35 open fires are active, according to data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP). The most demanding fire it is still in the area of Deliblatska peščara, while a big fire broke out on Tuesday in the village of Slišane near Leban. Stolovi mountain is still burning near Kraljevo, while yesterday a fire also broke out on Goča, those fires were calmed down by the rain.
The fire in Lukovo near Vranje is still smoldering, about a thousand hectares of grass and low vegetation have been affected. There are no threatened buildings.
The Deliblata sandstone is still burning, which is why professional firefighters, as well as voluntary associations and citizens who help in the fight against the fire, are constantly on duty, Radio-television of Serbia (RTS) reports.
Extinguishing is extremely difficult due to strong wind and inaccessible sandy terrain with dense vegetation, due to which vehicle access is impossible.
Unlike the southern parts of Serbia, there was no rain in Deliblatska peščara on Tuesday. The Republic Hydrometeorological Institute (RHMZ) announced that in the coming days, strong winds will blow in Banat, while rain is still not in sight.
Help to extinguish the fire in Deliblatska peščara is provided by European countries. Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Romania sent four American-made Black Hawk helicopters, which have the capacity to carry three to four and a half tons of water.
In addition to the helicopter, the Russian fire-fighting plane Ilyushin was also deployed, which captures 42 tons of water, and has so far released close to a thousand tons in Serbia.
They also came to the rescue. German firefighters, within the framework of the European civil protection mechanism. The German contingent consists of a total of 41 members of the fire service, of which 32 are from Bonn and Dusseldorf. In the convoy, 22 vehicles headed towards Serbia, among them water tankers and logistics vehicles.
A large fire broke out in the village of Slišane near Leban, which caused the evacuation of the population from 12 houses.
Although the houses are protected, due to the thick smoke, the locals will not return until the fire is extinguished, RTS reported.
About 30 firefighters from the entire Jablanica district are on the ground, and firefighters from Niš and Doljevac are also helping.
Firefighters managed to stop the spread of the fire on one side of the village. The fire is spreading towards Mount Radan.
On the Stolovi mountain on Tuesday, it rained for about 15 minutes at a lower intensity, which contributed to a decrease in heat radiation and burning speed, as well as an increase in the humidity of the fuel material.
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The head of the Directorate for Fire and Rescue Units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) of Serbia, Nedeljko Gagić, told Radio-Television of Serbia that the fire on Mount Stolovi, on the peak of Čiker, has not yet been localized, but the situation is significantly better compared to the previous days.
During the night, firefighters, Srbijaforest workers and members of other services worked on all fire lines and extinguished local hotspots, and on Tuesday, 55 participants from the fire and rescue units of Kraljevo, Novi Pazar, Čačak, Užice and Prijepolje extinguished the fire, he said.
The fire is bordered on three sides, while the fourth side, according to Kraljevo, has not yet been localized due to the extremely steep and inaccessible terrain. On that side of the fire yesterday, the mechanization of Srbijašum was working, which was preparing the fire protection average.
The helicopter unit of the MUP was also engaged with the Super Puma helicopter, which acted to prevent the further spread of the fire.
The fire has so far covered about 200 hectares.
Fire on Goč and during the night they followed numerous teams. The rain has eased some of the hot spots, but strong winds are still a problem on nearly six hectares of pine forest and low vegetation.
During Tuesday, a fire also broke out on the top of Ljukten on Goč, where the crown fire occurred.
Members of the fire and rescue units from Kraljevo were engaged in extinguishing the fire.
Kruševac, Aleksandrovac and Vrnjačka Banja, as well as close to 150 members of the Niš and Kraljevac detachments of the Gendarmerie and the workers of "Srbijašum".
The fire was also extinguished by two helicopters of the Helicopter Unit of the MUP - Kamov K-32 and Super puma.
The focus of the fire is in the area of Mitrovo Polje (on the Aleksandrovka side of Goča), so part of the forces of the Fire and Rescue Battalion and volunteer fire brigades from Stolov have been redirected to that location.
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