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If you are currently cooking a saveloy in the forest on fire, you must be careful. In many parts of Switzerland, there is a risk of forest fire due to drought.
(nda) The canton of Valais warned Thursday against an increased risk of forest fires. Especially at low altitude, the danger of wildfire is very big, it says in a message. Dried herbs and perennials can easily catch fire along roadsides, paths, forest edges and hedgerows in good weather
Authorities urge the population to handle the lights on the outside. Fires in the forest or near the forest can only be lit in designated areas, such as barbecue and camping sites. Each fire must be monitored until the end and extinguished intensively before leaving. The canton has not yet issued a general ban on fires.
In many parts of Switzerland, the low rainfall in recent weeks, the sharp rise in temperatures and the occasional breeze have led to drought. Forest fire risks are currently considerable in twelve cantons and Liechtenstein, as shown by the Federal Hazard Map . This corresponds to the middle of five levels of danger
Among the cantons presenting a significant risk are the canton of Vaud, Neuchâtel, Jura, Friborg, Solothurn, Lucerne, Obwalden and Nidwalden, Schwyz, Uri, St. Gallen and Ticino. In canton Graubünden, the risk of forest fires is sometimes high (level 4). This is the case in the north and central Graubünden. In southern Graubünden, the danger is considerable
Precipitation is frequent in Switzerland on Thursday, with heavy rains expected Friday. This should alleviate the temporarily defused situation, said Weather Switzerland.
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