Firemen in Italy said on Saturday they were battling for a second straight day of wildfires in Sicily that reached the town of Catania, forcing people to leave their homes and the local airport to temporarily shut down.
Read More »Southern Europe battles wildfires as north cleans up after floods
Wildfires burned in regions across southern Europe on Monday, fuelled by hot weather and strong winds, as some northern countries cleaned up after a weekend of torrential rain and flooding. In Greece, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said firefighters had battled around 50 fires during the past 24 hours and it …
Read More »Italy asks Europe for firefighting planes to tame Sardinia fires
Italy asked European states on Sunday to send firefighting aircraft to help tame fires that have swept across parts of the island of Sardinia, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people. Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Facebook the country’s civil protection authority had issued the request and …
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