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In the Czech Switzerland introduced a ban on moving outside the "tourist trails" The ban will be valid until the end of November. The reason was the drought and the threat of forest fires. People usually have to walk along selected tourist routes only in the first zone of the National Park. At present, due to drought, this restriction covers almost the entire territory of Czech Switzerland. At the request of the park administration, authorities have banned entry to forests outside the marked paths. According to experts, the situation will not improve in the near future. The forests in Czech Switzerland are now dry as ever. According to hydrometeorologists, soil saturation with water is less than 10%. “Despite the cold snap, droughts are still going on in the forests, and even if there is some precipitation, last year’s dry foliage can easily catch fire,” explained the reasons why the administration of the National Park asked for a ban, its representative Tomash Salov. The request for the park has already been approved by the administrations of Decin and Rumburka, banning entry into the forest on their territories until the end of November. In the Czech Switzerland introduced a ban on moving outside the "tourist trails" Over the past year, this is the fourth long-term constraint. A catastrophic shortage of precipitation has been observed since the spring and, according to meteorologists, it does not seem that the situation will change in the near future. "To improve the situation, 50-100 or more millimeters of precipitation is necessary, prolonged rains so that water can deeply infiltrate the earth," say the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. Windy weather only worsens the situation, further drying the soil. In addition, the temperature of the air this week can rise again to 20 ° C. Most of the fires of this year struck the Czech Switzerland as it is not paradoxical in the summer - only 3 of 9 fires occurred during the record hot summer months. The biggest fire happened two weeks ago, but the firemen managed to eliminate it outside the national park. Burning start between Sněžník and Ostrov. More than 120 firefighters were involved in extinguishing the fire, the Czechs were even helped by their colleagues from Saxony. To fight the fire involved aviation. Put out the fire turned out after three days. The biggest problem for firefighters, besides difficult terrain, was the rapid spread of fire. This is what most worries the administration of the National Park.