Germany udpates: 1,000 firefighters tackle wildfires in east – DW – 07/04/2025
Following a heat wave that brought temperatures up to 40 degrees Celcius (104 Fahrenheit) across parts of Germany, firefighters have been deployed to tackle raging fires.
A total of 1,000 emergency personnel have been deployed to Gohrischheide in Saxony and the Saalfelder Höhe in Thuringia, both in eastern Germany.
Firefighters on the scene estimated the extent of the affected area to reach 1,000 hectares (2,470 acres).
A police spokesperson said 20 people were injured when a bus overturned on the A19 motorway in the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
One passenger was critically injured after being trapped for two hours before being freed.
The cause of the accident is still unclear.
The low-cost bus had 53 passengers and two drivers on board, and was travelling from Copenhagen to Vienna.
Police said the accident took place at around 2:40 a.m. local time (0040 GMT) near the Röbel junction heading toward Berlin. The part of the motorway where it happened remains closed.
The bus was owned by the Flixbus company which was involved in a deadly crash in Germany in January.
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