Military aid requested for raging Scottish wildfire
First Minister of Scotland John Swinney has requested military aerial support from the UK Government to help tackle the Cairngorms wildfire, now in its 11th day, as a major incident remains in place and residents are evacuated from Nethy Bridge.
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Cairngorms Wildfire Forces Village Evacuation
- Scotland orders evacuation as firefighters battle ‘major’ wildfire in Cairngorms National Park The Straits Times —
- Cairngorms National Park wildfire declared major incident with hundreds evacuated Metro —
- Cairngorms wildfire is declared major incident as residents are evacuated and smoke is visible 59 miles away with firefighters battling blaze for tenth straight day Daily Mail —
- Residents told 'leave your pets and go' as 'apocalyptic' wildfire rages out of control Chronicle Live —
- First Minister asks for military help as wildfires force Scots village evacuation The Herald —