Yellow = medium dry, orange = very dry, red = extremely dry (image: canton Valais 20 August 2009)
Sion, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Canton Valais has had little precipitation in recent weeks and Thursday 20 August cantonal authorities banned open air fires unless they are authorized and in areas reserved for fires. Forests south of the Rhone are exceptionally dry but a red alert, meaning all fires banned, has not yet been issued.
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Posted by Ellen Wallace on 20 August 2009 at 18:03 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 20 August 2009.
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Tags: alert, dry, forest fires, Sion, Sports, Travel, Valais
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