A press release from the Croatian National Tourist Board UK Director on July 18, 2017, with advice for British tourists planning to visit Split and Central Dalmatia in the wake of the fires in Dalmatia.
As Dalmatia burned on July 17, 2017, the Facebook Safety Check function was activated for the first time in Croatia, providing a useful focus point for a community wanting to help the victims of the wildfires around Split.
The Split expat community comes together to help those battling the blaze.
Large fires broke out on multiple locations in Dalmatia yesterday, July 16, 2017. Firemen are currently battling blazes in multiple Split neighbourhoods.
Large fires broke out on multiple locations in Dalmatia yesterday, July 16, 2017. The blaze is spreading towards Split, burning down pine forests, underbrush, fields and olive groves in its path. Locals are desperate for help, houses and kindergartens have burned down and one person has died.
A young man from Split died of asphyxiation after swallowing a bag of marijuana
Priest Damir Stojić attended this year’s ULTRA Europe music festival in Split and described his experience through a Facebook post he shared during the early morning hours.