Lightning fires trigger new fires in northern Sweden

The Swedish forest is in flames and the country cries out in the rain

But with the long-awaited landfills, it rarely follows an unwelcome thunder.

At around 1 pm on Saturday, there was a powerful lightning rod in northern Sweden. triggered new fires in several directions.

At 1 pm on Saturday, a lightning rod crossed northern Sweden with more than 3,400 cuts in one hour – and unleashed new fires across the country.

The Luleå fire department was removed in two directions

– One is in the municipality of Boden and the other in the municipality of Överkalix, says Patrik Bylin, chief of the rescue service Luleå

the extent of fires.

– It's the lightning that triggered them anyway, says Patrik Bylin

– Now we just hope that lightning is too little rain.

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A large area north of Örnsköldsvik is also affected by several thunderbolts

The Department of Civil Protection can not yet decide whether the weather caused new fires

– There are a lot of lightning here According to Allehanda, at least one fire alarm was received Saturday at 1 pm.

SOS Alarm declares that lightning should be installed at 13 o'clock. a tree in Flyggsjön and a helicopter are on their way to check the situation, the newspaper writes.

In the afternoon and evening, the rainforest will only allow it according to the predictions of SMHI

. says Bertil Lindström, Meteorologist at SMHI

– It will bring a lot of rain, so it's both good and bad. Flashes can trigger fires, but rain can dampen them.