Summer holidays are all over Germany. This also marks the start of the holiday season for families in the south. But forest fires and extreme heat in southern European holiday regions have recently worried many. You can read an overview of the situation in the individual countries here:
Berlin – With Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, the last federal states will start their summer holidays at the weekend. Pupils in all federal states will then be free until August 9th. So for many, it’s time to go on vacation! But news about burning forests due to drought or heat waves in holiday destinations has worried many people recently. While the situation in France and Spain has meanwhile eased, things continue to look critical in Greece. fuldaerzeitung.de reveals the forest fire situation in the individual holiday regions.
In Germany’s western neighbor France it has cooled down a bit again, the heat wave is largely over. Temperatures of around 25 degrees are expected in many parts of the country in the coming days. On the Mediterranean coast, holidaymakers can also look forward to 30 degrees and slightly more. However, caution is still required in forests. It is still dry in many areas of France. Forest fires break out again and again.