Drama in Gohrischheide: Waldburn threatens villages and nature!

Drama in Gohrischheide: Waldburn threatens villages and nature!

Gohrischheide, Deutschland - For five days, the emergency services have been fighting against a devastating forest fire in the Gohrischheide, on the border between Saxony and Brandenburg. As the Süddeutsche Munitional earth and the constant lack of rain significantly difficult. Despite the tense situation, the last nights were relatively quiet.

A total of around 600 emergency services, including the fire brigade, technical relief organization and Bundeswehr, are on site. You can support support from a fire helicopter that fights the fire in daylight. Nevertheless, the situation remains challenging, since embers keep flame up due to the rough wind. Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) visited the fire area and thanked the emergency services for their tireless efforts in this difficult situation. The region is strongly ammunition, which also makes the fight against the fire dangerous, such as TAG24 informed.

evacuations and threats

The situation has also led to the evacuation of residents. On Friday evening, 45 people from Jacobsthal train station in the Zeithain municipality had to leave their houses, while around 100 people from the Heidehäuser district were evacuated on Wednesday evening, as the fire was only 300 meters away from the residential complex. At the moment, a railway line near the fire outbreak remains threatened by the flames. The situation remains tense in the Neudorf/Lichtenensee area, even though the evacuations have now been lifted.

The unbroken major challenges in the extinguishing work are reinforced by the ammunition -contaminated area and the continued drought. The TAG24 mentions that satellite images document the extent of the forest fire and the European fire registration system "Effis" records the fire sites.

unique biodiversity in danger

The fire in Gohrischheide not only threatens residential areas, but also the valuable habitats of rare animals and plants in the fourth largest nature reserve in Saxony, which is known for its biological diversity. The soot concentration in the air has already reached dangerous values, with measurement stations in Radebeul-Wahnsdorf and Dresden-Nord showing four or three times higher values ​​than usual. But the limit values ​​have not yet been exceeded, so that the health situation remains under control for the population.

The risk of forest fire in Saxony remains high, especially considering the increase in fire cases in recent years. In 2022, 2,397 fires were registered across Germany, which affected an area of ​​around 3,058 hectares of forest, which is more than three times as much as on average before 1991. These figures underline the importance of acting quickly and determined to protect nature and minimize the effects of future disasters. According to Environmental dialogue , ammunition-related fire development is also a serious problem, since eleven percent of the fires are attributable to such influences are.

The coming days are crucial because rainfalls have been announced for Monday and Tuesday, which arouses hope of improving the situation. Until then, the situation in Gohrischheide remains tense, and the emergency services give everything to control the flames.