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Today, the affected areas on the peninsula Peljesac were given additional fire power from the Croatian army but the extinguishing of the fire was hindered by a large amount of smoke, according to the Croatian Ministry of Defense.

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Fires on the peninsula Peljesac are being extinguished by two planes and two helicopters Mi-8 MTV. The fire is spreading and is headed towards Ponikve, putting the hamlet Zabrdje in danger where firefighters are trying to save homes.

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The road over the peninsula is closed.

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Another fire on the island of Korcula, in the area of Smokvice which is blazing for the fifth day in a row is active, and is being extinguished by one Canadair and one Airtarctor, according to Hina.

Croatian Telecom (HT) announced today that in the area of ​​Lastovo around 3 pm, telecommunications traffic was established, and the interruption was caused by the fire, and damage to the cable in Korcula.

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The fire erupted on the island of Korcula on Saturday afternoon in Smokvica, while in the peninsula of Peljesac, two fires flared on Monday night.

The fires are still active, and more than 300 firefighters are at the scene, being helped by  the Croatian Fire Air Force Army.

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In the conflagration of the peninsula, more than 800 hectares of pine forest were damaged, but also a large number of vineyards, a winery and a large number of domestic animals.

(Telegraf.co.uk/ Tanjug)