A wildfire in Croatia driven by strong winds descended on the tourist town of Omis overnight, engulfing houses, forcing about 1,000 people to evacuate and injuring dozens, fire brigade and health officials said on Friday.
Flames enveloped settlements and trees over 2,470 acres, turning the night sky red above Omis, a scenic town on Croatia’s prized Dalmatian coast surrounded by trees and rocky hills.
Of thirty-six people treated by ambulance services in the city of Split, about 15.5 miles to the north, 14 were hospitalised and seven had life-threatening injuries, health officials said.
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