Wildfire breaks out in Kras

Komen, 18 July - A large wildfire broke out Thursday on Mount Trstelj, a 643-metre peak some ten kilometres southeast of Nova Gorica. More than 40 fire brigades and multiple aircraft have been deployed.

Komen
Smoke rising from Mount Trstelj.
Photo: Rok Peric

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Smoke rising from Mount Trstelj.
Photo: Rok Peric

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An air tractor dumping water on the Mount Trstelj wildfire.
Photo: Rok Peric

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Smoke rising from Mount Trstelj.
Photo: Tomaž Lanišek/Slovenian Firefighting Association

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Smoke rising from Mount Trstelj.
Photo: Screenshot of National Environment Agency webcams

Komen
Smoke rising from Mount Trstelj.
Photo: Screenshot of National Environment Agency webcams

Ljubljana
Screenshot of the flight path of an air tractor over the Mount Trstelj fire.
Photo: Flightradar website screenshot

Brnik
The Air Tractor aerial firefighting aircraft.
Photo: Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief

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