A generationNear the Italian capital, Rome, the fire brigade continued to fight forest fires on Friday night. As the fire brigade announced at night, the emergency services extinguished the fire in two ways. A firefighting aircraft and two helicopters are also in use. A fire broke out in the Monte Catillo Nature Reserve north of Tivoli. This city in the east of Rome is famous for its UNESCO World Heritage villas Villa d’Este and Villa Adriana.
At the same time, President Sergio Mattarella reviewed the situation in Sardinia. When visiting the Air Force in Alghero, the 80-year-old also flew over the forest fire zone in the province of Oristano in the western part of the island. Matarella said: “When you see the damage caused by the fire, people will understand the huge damage to the lives of the affected communities.” On Friday, in southern Calabria, in the area around Aspromonte National Park. Many fires. So far, four people have died as a result of forest fires.
In Sicily and Sardinia, civil defense agencies reduced the risk of forest fires on Saturdays in many provinces. Since the end of July, extreme high temperatures and persistent droughts have favored the flames. The authorities suspected that there were arson behind many fires.
46.1 Córdoba Hail
In Spain, the worst summer heat wave to date has caused millions of people to sweat. On Friday, temperatures in many parts of the country were well above 40 degrees, including the capital, Madrid. As announced by the meteorological service Aemet, 46.1 degrees was measured in Cordoba, Andalusia, on Friday afternoon. The national record of 46.9 degrees recorded in Cordoba in July 2017 is within reach. “Saturday will be the worst day. It cannot be ruled out that the record will be broken,” an Aemet spokesperson said.
Aemet issued a red alert before Monday, especially in several areas of Andalusia. Extreme heat also hit Spanish winemakers. In the Castilla-La Mancha region, they had to start the grape harvest early on Friday-usually in September. It is said that the grapes are very ripe.
Turkey’s death toll rises to 38
In the Black Sea region of Turkey, 38 people were killed by floods. The civil defense agency Afad said on Friday that 12 people will be treated in the hospital. The three provinces of Badin, Kastamonu and Sinop have been particularly affected. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan went to Kastamonu on Friday and said that the destroyed places would be replaced by “better places.”
At the same time, heavy rain continues to hang Japan in the air. The entire residential area of Kyushu, the hard-hit southwestern main island, was flooded. Nippon TV broadcasted how rescuers in Saga Prefecture used rubber boats to bring the elderly to safety on Saturday morning (local time). The streets and houses were flooded-just like other areas. Hundreds of thousands of people in several counties in the island country had been asked to escape safely from possible floods and landslides the day before.
A woman was killed in a landslide in Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture. The National Weather Service warned residents in most parts of the country on Saturday that due to heavy rains, the risks of river swelling, flooding and landslides are extremely high. It is expected that there will be precipitation in the next few days and it will spread to the northeast. Due to global warming, Japan is increasingly hit by heavy rains. Therefore, landslides are becoming more and more common in this mountainous country.
