DW Focus On Europe July 13, 2024
Just witnessed the driest winter in 100 years followed by a dry spring these conditions allowed wildfires to burn it relentlessly in northern ukraine whole villages were consumed by the flames a lack of water made putting out the fires challenging clouds of smoke and dust traveled hundreds of kilometers engulfing the capital kiev in small the area surrounding the town of chernobyl has also been affected although wildfires are nothing new in this part of the country they were particularly severe this year many families have been hard hit they lost everything they had within an instant. Pile of ...