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@Mrs Homemaker

Fires are happening all over Europe, but in Bulgaria.....

Estimated 12,230 acres burned

Sadly, this is becoming a normal occurrence. Europe is experiencing hot weather a lot earlier than it used to and for longer periods.

In Austria, we have BBQ bans, and smoking is banned in forests and open grassland. We are lucky that we have just a week of rain, but that brings another problem because the ground has been baked dry, we have had floods, the ground was like concrete.聽

So tragic, especially when idiot arsonists are involved too!

But the wildfire risk is why it's very important to keep dry vegetation well away from the walls of our houses. I see a couple of the unoccupied and unvisited renovated expat houses in our village are at risk, with dried out tall weeds very close to the foot of the walls. A grass fire can easily send sparks up into the eaves.

I probably need to get the weeds on the vacant block beside our house cut back further, but we make sure there's at least 3 metres cleared.

Topolovgrad, Bulgaria

Updated 3 hours ago

Estimated 73 square kilometers burned

@SimCityAT

You are absolutely right as I'd heard about other EU countries suffering extreme temperatures and fires.聽 Greece is mentioned聽 also. As well has flooding in Romania.

At a glance it seems someone up there picked up our motoring itinerary and stuck pins in for flooding & fire 馃敟 馃檮..although if we look at it another way its a firsthand warning of areas we should be avoiding.鈿狅笍

@janemulberry

Its good that you are taking the necessary precautions around your Bulgarian home馃弲 we are also planning to do a rigorous cut back in the garden.聽 Last year we had our聽 friendly neighbours

assist us that .

I had a conversation with our very lovely agent this morning who being based in Bulgaria assured me that the areas which are affected by fires do not include any our properties.聽

So of course I'm hoping 馃檹it stays that way 馃憟

Thankfully there are no fires in our region, either. It's been extremely hot and dry, but there was a decent rainfall two weeks ago which will help reduce the fire risk. I'm praying it stays that way, too, and that the existing fires can be stopped.

Helpful neighbours are a treasure. We're so blessed with ours.

@janemulberry

Rain is forecast tomorrow and will bring the temperature down in the affected areas

That's excellent news!

@SimCityAT

aah thats good

just like in the USA (At least under Trump) there is not a single comment posted about what is causing the wildfires and what each of us can do to influence our government and as individuals to make significant carbon emission reductions.聽 Come on people don't just talk about the problem get to work or these fires will just get bigger and more common.

@wysemanjohn

Perhaps its not so much that folk on here dont care ..its more likely because they are clueless as to what they can actually do to prevent them.

Of course @ Jane Mulberry pointed out the obvious聽 measures. Indiviuals can do to help , ie Keep grass low, dont smoke in forestry.聽

Now聽 while I'm not an聽 expert ,- as far as governments are concerned I think its likely they could do聽 more . As far as daily temperatures go the information is readily available.

So then When scorching heat is predicted maybe watering vulnerable areas [ deactivating potential tinder)聽 BEFORE FIRES OCCUR.聽 could go some way toward prevention.聽 Idk 馃し馃徑鈥嶁檧锔�

To think Greta Thunberg spent much of her youth globally petitioning, grown politicians as to the dangers of climate change .

At聽 which most of them then laughed her off the stage

Now the majority are wringing their hands as to what the best solution might be?

Clearly there needs to be 'Radical '&聽 Cohesive plan as to what we all should be doing about this.

What are your thoughts?

Where should people avoid when buying?. South Yambol region and others??