3,300 hectares of land burned in Croatian wildfire


ZAGREB, July 14 (Xinhua) -- An estimated 3,300 hectares of land has been burned in the severe wildfire in central Croatia, a source with the government said Thursday.

The flames are now under control in Sibenik-Knin County, yet about 330 firefighters are still on guard at the fire site, said Damir Trut, director of the Directorate of Civil Protection.

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