A helicopter sprinkled water over Sardinia to extinguish the fire.
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All of Italy is fighting forest fires. Authorities said there were more than 200 fires that stretched from the south of the country to the capital, Rome. Sicily and Sardinia were also partially on fire.
A generationIn Italy, rescuers continue to fight countless forest fires across the country. The Civil Defense Department announced on Thursday night that these areas have requested 34 times for assistance from firefighting aircraft. The inquiries came from Calabria in southern Italy, Latium, where Rome is the capital, and Sicily and Sardinia. The authorities were unable to send the plane to three fires. There, the fire brigade had to extinguish the flames on the ground. The agency stated that most fires are caused by careless or malicious behavior.
National speech Firemen 240 bush fires using it. Since last weekend, the flames on the resort island of Sardinia have raged, causing millions of huge damage and losses. On Thursday night, the local fire brigade reported a new source of fire in the province of Oristano in the western part of the island.
In southern Italy, the fire brigade reported dozens of missions that night. A tent camp in Scanzano Jonico in the Basilicata area was evacuated. In Agrigento, Sicily, firefighters stood in front of a five-kilometer line of fire. In the surrounding area of Palermo, rescuers were dispatched more than 40 times due to the fire.
The drought, high temperature and sometimes strong winds in the past few days have helped the fire spread. In contrast, recently it looks completely different in northern Italy. Heavy rain caused floods and landslides there. The provinces around Lake Como in Lombardy are severely affected.
