A music festival in Croatia has been evacuated after a massive forest fire caused chaos for thousands of music fans. Festival goers were forced to leave the Fresh Island music festival on Zrce Beach on Monday night, at the beginning of the three-day hip-hop event. The huge blaze forced the closure of the road to the closest town, Novalja, preventing many people from returning to their hotels. "Thankfully police are escorting buses through to collect any remaining festival-goers," the organisers said. It is unclear yet whether the rest of the festival will be cancelled.

Source: The Irish Daily Star July 16, 2019 15:45 UTC