Europe’s wildfires have raised the danger posed by unexploded WWII bombs
When a wildfire broke out in the Müritz National Park of north-eastern Germany in July, it was no routine firefighting job. Bomb disposal teams had to work alongside firefighters because the forest floor is contaminated with cold war-era munitions. Crews could not approach parts of the blaze directly for fear of detonations.
- Publicado en Babel
- Escrito por Sarah Njeri and Christina Greene