Firefighters continue to battle wildfire in the Highlands

Eighty square miles of hillside above Cannich have been destroyed

Iain Ramage

A drought warning has intensified the danger of wildfires.

As firefighters continue to douse the remains of a vast forest and heath fire at Cannich in the Highlands, environment chiefs say water supplies are drastically low in many parts of Scotland.

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