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Plenkovic Visits Omis After Croatia Wildfire Evacuates 1,200

8/15/2026

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Plenkovic Visits Omis

Andrej Plenkovic visited Omis after the wildfire killed one and injured 40, prompting the evacuation of 1,200 people.
The fire started near Lokva Rogoznica, reached Omis 6 km away and burned 1,000 hectares.
Fire chief Slavko Tucakovic called it one of the worst blazes in Croatia’s history.
300 firefighters, four aircraft and crews rescued 200 people, housed 1,000 evacuees and left ten in intensive care, fourteen hospitalized and seven critical.

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Orbán Evacuates

Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said at least 58 Hungarians were evacuated, 45 in a sports hall and 13 elsewhere.
Hungary opened a 24-hour consular hotline (+36 80 36 80 36) and coordinated aid with Croatian officials.
Two Hungarian police officers from Zadar joined the consular team and were housed by the embassy in Zagreb.
Four Hungarians sustained minor injuries, none were burned, and were expected to leave the Split hospital on Friday.
The Hungarian consul in Split met 26 citizens at the Omiš reception centre.

History

Historical Context

In August 2003 a heatwave sparked Dalmatian wildfires that burned 1,200 hectares, leading Prime Minister Ivo Sanader to send 250 firefighters and three helicopters. The blaze fit a Mediterranean pattern, echoed by Greece’s 2007 fires that consumed over 270,000 hectares and the 2009 wildfires. Today Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic and Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orbán coordinate Omiš evacuations under the EU’s cross-border disaster framework.

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Plenkovic Visits Omis

Andrej Plenkovic visited Omis after the wildfire killed one and injured 40, prompting the evacuation of 1,200 people.
The fire started near Lokva Rogoznica, reached Omis 6 km away and burned 1,000 hectares.
Fire chief Slavko Tucakovic called it one of the worst blazes in Croatia’s history.
300 firefighters, four aircraft and crews rescued 200 people, housed 1,000 evacuees and left ten in intensive care, fourteen hospitalized and seven critical.

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