French special force to fight the flames in Sweden

Swedish fire extinguishers struggling with difficulties now receive help from a wide range of European countries

Swedish Swedish Emergency Preparedness MSB thanked Saturday for the offer of French help. On the same day, 139 firemen and 44 vehicles arrived from Poland. They will be opposed to the violent forest fires in Jämtland. German firefighters and related equipment are also expected in Sweden in a short time.

Crews from Denmark, Germany, France, Italy and Lithuania have already been deployed. Norway has contributed with ten closing helicopters and other equipment and crew members

– We have a dialogue with the civil division of NATO. We informed him of the situation, but we did not formulate any concrete request, "says Britta Ramberg, Chief Operating Officer of the Fire and Rescue Authority

The drought persists

evening. According to Sveriges Radio, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Jämtland are severely affected

– None of these fires will extinguish anything other than a weather cover, that is, say a persistent rain for several days, says Peter Arnevall in MSB. However, meteorologists can not promise anything

– The dry weather continues to dominate the whole country and we see no rain on the way, says Anders Wettergren at the Swedish Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology ( SMHI).

In mid-week, new heat hearts and temperatures between 30 and 35 degrees are expected

Storbrann

According to Swedish media reports, the fire of Hälsingland in the municipality of Ljusdal is the most important of modern Swedish history. In Hälsingland, Hans Nornholm, it is between 13,000 and 13,500 hectares. According to P4 Gävleborg and Sveriges Radio, it is a larger area than was affected by the great Västmanland fire in 2014.

The fire burned Saturday night in the northwest

. it's the most critical. May not extinguish

At congestion in the municipality of Älvdalen north of the Dales, a large fire continues for several days, and the risk of explosion associated with intact munitions in a firing range prevents the shutdown of jobs.

– I do not think that we can extinguish the fire, we have to wait for the snow. If there is not a lot of rain at that time, we will talk about at least 100 millimeters, "says Johan Szymanski, Deputy Fire Chief at Expressen

– Honestly, I think it will last until the winter, "Szymanski said. 19659002] Deputy Chief of Rescue Services, Thomas Reichert, says he sees a slight positive trend after several difficult days in the region.

Positive Signs

Even in Jämtland, the situation looks a little brighter.

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven calls the situation extreme …

At a press conference on Friday, Löfven said the government was ready to make the decisions. necessary. He also said Sweden should consider measures to improve fire resistance in the future.