Two Croatian Air Force Canadair CL-415 planes are extinguishing a wildfire northeast of Tomislavgrad in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the second day in a row, the Croatian Ministry of Defence (MORH) said on Monday.

The firefighting planes have been sent to Bosnia and Herzegovina based on an order by Croatian Defence Minister Mario Banožić on the use of the Croatian Armed Forces for providing humanitarian assistance in extinguishing wildfires in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Yesterday, the Canadair planes made 69 flights lasting 7 hours and 15 minutes while putting out a fire at the Grabovica-Tomislavgrad site. A total of 396 tonnes of water were discharged.

On 25 March, the Croatian government passed a decision allowing the Armed Forces to cross the border in order to provide humanitarian assistance in fire protection in 2021.

The use of Croatian Air Force aircraft has been approved for the execution of the tasks, MORH said.

The Municipality of Tomislavgrad again sent a request to Croatian authorities today for a Canadair plane since firefighters on the ground are powerless against a wildfire that is threatening 800 family houses.

Croatian Canadair planes managed to extinguish the fire yesterday afternoon, but the wind reactivated it during the night.