Wildfires burn across UK as fire chiefs warn of extreme pressure
Firefighters across the UK are battling multiple active wildfires amid a prolonged heatwave that has left the country under extreme pressure. Officials warn that the dry conditions and lack of rain are making the fires difficult to contain.
Why it matters
The ongoing wildfires underscore the increasing frequency and severity of climate-related environmental disasters in regions previously less prone to such events.
Figure caption, Watch: Drone footage - filmed last month - showed the scale of the moorland wildfire
Wildfires continue to burn across the UK as firefighters face "extreme pressure" due to the prolonged heatwave, the chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has warned.
Phil Garrigan told BBC Breakfast that the dry weather increased the risk of uncontrollable fires and said: "There's no real respite... There doesn't seem to be any rain forecast and that becomes problematic".
Around 19 fires remain active across the country, he added.
Major incidents were declared in Conwy, north Wales, and in Glossop, Derbyshire, on Sunday, with firefighters continuing to tackle the flames on Tuesday.
Figure caption, The blaze broke out near Conwy Mountain and the Sychnant Pass in Conwy county on Sunday
Wildfires over the weekend also affected Hampshire, Durham, West Sussex, East Sussex, Devon and Somerset.
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