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Fires continue to rage in Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly in the Bosansko Grahovo municipality, with minefields posing significant challenges and dangers to firefighting crews, including members of the Armed Forces.
The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to assist in firefighting efforts across the country, with a helicopter dropping 17 tons of water in Bosansko Grahovo.
New lightning strikes have caused additional fires near Bosansko Grahovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with BiH Armed Forces helicopters and Croatian firefighting planes engaged in battling the blaze.
Croatia has dispatched two Canadair firefighting planes to Bosnia and Herzegovina to assist in extinguishing a large fire near Bosansko Grahovo, following a request from Borjana Krišto.
The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina are continuing their efforts to extinguish wildfires in areas including Konjic and Bosansko Grahovo, deploying enhanced resources over the weekend.
A man born in 1968 from Drvar died during logging operations in the village of Gudeja near Bosansko Grahovo, according to a police report received Friday evening.
Among the firefighters battling the large wildfire in the Bosansko Grahovo area in recent days was 21-year-old Lara Gvozden from Livno, who already has dozens of interventions under her belt.
The Croatian government has decided to send firefighting aircraft to Bosnia and Herzegovina to assist in extinguishing fires in the Bosansko Grahovo municipality.
Two Air Tractor firefighting aircraft have joined efforts to extinguish a large wildfire in the Bosansko Grahovo area, conducting their initial runs over the blaze.
A large fire on Mount Risovac near Bosansko Grahovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is still active, with firefighting and forestry teams continuing their efforts on the ground. Air extinguishing operations have been suspended due to thick smoke.
A helicopter from the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina was deployed to extinguish a fire in the Risovac area near Bosansko Grahovo, while a fire on Šator mountain continues to smolder.
A 58-year-old man tragically died in a logging accident in the Gudeja area, near Bosansko Grahovo, according to a report received by local police.
The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina are continuing their operations to extinguish fires in the country, specifically focusing on the areas of Bosansko Grahovo and Nevesinje.
A helicopter from the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been re-engaged this morning to combat a spreading wildfire in the Bosansko Grahovo area.
Two Croatian Canadair planes have been dispatched to Bosnia and Herzegovina to help extinguish a large fire in the Bosansko Grahovo municipality, which is part of the Grmeč area where a wildfire has been active for five days, with forestry workers, firefighters, and civil protection teams on the ground.
Mountaineering and ecological societies from Bosansko Grahovo have issued an urgent appeal to authorities to take all available measures to save Dinara mountain, where over 1,000 hectares of forest have burned.
A large wildfire that has been burning for several days in the Bosansko Grahovo municipality has spread across approximately 1,000 hectares, prompting a request for assistance from Croatia due to its scale and proximity.