A U.S. Embassy in southeastern Europe has issued an alert that a wildfire is burning a few miles north of its location, fanned by southerly winds.

The alarm was raised on Tuesday by the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro at the nation's capital Podgorica, and the warning said the blaze was engulfing the village of Piperi, close to the outskirts of the city, approximately five miles away.

It said: "The fire has produced a large plume of smoke that appears to be blowing southwest and may affect travel in that direction."

Newsweek contacted the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro for comment via email on Wednesday.

Why It Matters

The alert came as wildfires and a heat wave struck parts of southern Europe, prompting evacuations, international firefighting assistance and several deaths reported across t

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