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Three fire hotspots remain active in Deliblato Sands

Deliblato Sands, 11 August 2026

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dačić today visited the fire site in the village of Šumarak, in the Deliblato Sands area, where he assessed the current situation together with members of the Emergency Situations Sector and representatives of other services engaged in firefighting operations, as well as the activities being undertaken to extinguish the fire and prevent its further spread.

Dačić said that the number of active hotspots had been significantly reduced compared with previous days, but that the inaccessible terrain and changing winds continued to hamper the work of the forces engaged in firefighting operations.

According to him, the situation is better, but remains very difficult, given that this is a very inaccessible area.

Emphasising that the most important thing was that there had been no casualties in the fire and that not a single house had burned down, Dačić expressed his gratitude to firefighters-rescuers, the Ministry of the Interior’s Helicopter Unit, the Serbian Armed Forces, public utility companies and citizens who had helped on the ground.

According to him, of the total area of the Deliblato Sands, which covers approximately 35,000 hectares, the fire affected 2,000 hectares, with part of that area consisting of sand dunes and low vegetation, while forests account for approximately 27% of the burned area.

Head of the Emergency Situations Sector Luka Čaušić noted that there are currently fires in almost every part of the country, which are being brought under control and extinguished very quickly.

We had fires on Mt. Fruška Gora, while the fires in Vladičin Han and the Bor Administrative District are now close to being extinguished. In recent days, we have had between 130 and 140, and sometimes more, fires a day. We are bringing all of them under control quickly. There have been more than 600 fires over the past few days, Čaušić said.

Author: Ministry of the Interior
Author: Ministry of the Interior
Author: Ministry of the Interior