LATEST REPORT ON WILDFIRES, SITUATION STILL CRITICAL IN DUBROVNIK AREA

ZAGREB, Aug 27 (Hina) - Croatia's national information centre reported new data on wildfires it gathered by 10.30 am Sunday: The situation in Dubrovnik-Neretva County was critical. A fire in the Dubrovnik area consumed over 400 hectares of coniferous forests and the underbrush. A blaze near Slano was sweeping towards Trsteno and threatened houses. A fire on the peninsula of Peljesac was active near Prepratno. It was spreading towards the cove of Prepratno and a nearby tourist camp on one side and it was raging towards the hamlet of Zuljani on the other side. This blaze burnt over 300 hectares of soil. As regards Split-Dalmatia county, the fire near Lokva-Rogozica- Ruskamen was re-ignited last night. It consumed over 1,000 hectares of pine forests and macchia. A fire near Oborje-Duboka Draga was active and consumed about 500 hectares. A wildfire which broke out yesterday near Vrgorac was spreading. It burnt 350 hectares. Other blazes in this county were brought under control. Considering Sibenik-Knin County, a new fire which brought out near Miljevci reached some parts of the National Park 'Krka'. It was sweeping towards the canyon of the Krka river and the Roski Falls. A blaze in the area of Ervenik was still active burning some 3,000 hectares of grass and macchia. There were a few minor fires in this county on Sunday morning. A fire on Promina was contained. It had devastated the 2,000- hectare-large area covered by coniferous forests and macchia. The information centre reported two major wildfires in Zadar county. They together burnt 1,250 hectares of soil. In Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, a fire which erupted near Bribir, between the towns of Crkvenica and Novi Vinodolski, on Sunday morning, was not totally brought under control later on. It was burning forests. Four professional fire-fighting brigades were engaged in efforts to put it out. (hina) ms