East German Fires Burn 4,100 Acres
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EAST BERLIN — Fires have destroyed large tracts of forest worth millions of dollars in East Germany due to an unusual spell of dry weather, the agricultural daily Bauern-Echo reported on Thursday.
It said 4,100 acres of forest had gone up in flames since the beginning of April, excluding many grass and bush fires.
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