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Tree Arrives in Prague's Old Town Square Ahead of Christmas Market Opening

An 82-foot-tall spruce tree arrived in Prague’s Old Town Square in the early hours of Tuesday, November 22, ahead of the Christmas market’s opening on November 26. Local news reported that the tree was grown in Kytlice, a village in the Czech Republic, and traveled about 93 miles (150 kilometers) to Prague, marking one of the longest routes a tree in the Old Town Square has ever taken. The tree was set up by employees of the Municipal Technology Company of the City of Prague (THMP). According to the Czech Tourism Authority, the Christmas tree is selected from a different region of the Czech Republic each year. Footage captured by Videodenik Ceska shows the tree arriving in Prague, as well as another tree already set up in the region. A post on the THMP Facebook page said the organization will spend four days decorating the tree in the Old Town Square. Credit: Videodenik Ceska via Storyful

Official Says 2022 Fire Season 'Devastating' as Forest Fire Burns on Czech-German Border

The regional environment minister for Saxony, Germany, said the 2022 fire season has  been “devastating”, as firefighters worked to extinguish a forest fire burning on the Czech-German border on Tuesday, July 26. Footage by German politician Andre Barth, who said he was filming from the German side of the border, shows a helicopter picking up water and smoke rising from mountainous, forested areas in the Bohemian Switzerland National Park. According to German officials, more than 250 firefighters as well as armed forces and police were deployed to tackle the fire, which first broke out in the Czech Republic on Sunday. Environment Minister for Saxony Wolfram Gunther said the forest fire was a “tragedy for the region,” adding, “climate crisis knows no national borders,” according to a machine translation. Credit: Andre Barth via Storyful

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