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Wildfire rages on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast island of Brac

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Croatian authorities have issued an emergency alert as a wildfire rages on Brac Island, off the Dalmatian coast.

Key facts

  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Sun, 13 Sep 2026 04:22:41 UTC.

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  3. Wildfire rages on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast island of Brac

Sources

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