After wildfires destroyed the pine forest near Pescara Beach in Italy, at least five people were injured and holidaymakers were evacuated. This is one of the worst heat waves in decades that has swept the southeast Europe.
According to reports, a five-year-old girl was taken to the hospital, but it is believed that her condition will not be life-threatening.
After a fire broke out in the 53-hectare (131-acre) Pineta Dannunziana Nature Reserve, about 800 people were evacuated from their homes, including a nun’s convent, because the fire continued to be active in different ways.
The mayor of Pescara, Carlo Masci, said: “Due to the smoke, we had to evacuate several houses and beach resorts.” “The biggest problem is the hot wind. We are doing our best to limit the loss.”
The Italian National Fire Service stated that more than 800 emergencies were recorded this weekend, mainly in the south.
“In the past 24 hours, firefighters have made more than 800 interventions: 250 in Sicily, 130 in Puglia and Calabria, 90 in Lazio, and 70 in Campania,” the service tweeted Wrote on it.
Wildfires have also broken out in most parts of Southeast Europe, including Spain, Greece, and Turkey, which are dealing with one of the worst heat waves in decades, with temperatures rising above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), forcing hundreds of people to evacuate.
According to EU data, this year’s fire season is significantly more destructive than average.
More than 200 people were taken to safety from the sea near Catania, Sicily, and dozens of villages in the southern tourist hotspot were also evacuated Turkey, The wildfire that has killed eight people raged for the fifth day.
Driven by soaring temperatures and strong winds-experts say global warming has increased the frequency and intensity of such fires-Turkey is suffering from its worst fires in at least 10 years. Nearly 95,000 hectares have been burned so far this year, compared to an average of 2008 to The same point in time in 2020 is 13,516.
According to CNN Türk, a community in the tourist city of Bodrum has been evacuated because strong winds fanned the flames in the nearby Milas district.
According to the channel, 540 residents were taken to the hotel by boat due to the inability to leave by road.
People were also evacuated from the resort city of Antalya. Two bodies were found in the area on Sunday, bringing the number of victims to eight.
The Turkish Ministry of Defense has released satellite images showing the extent of the damage, the forest area has turned black, and the smoke is still visible.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been criticized for not having firefighting aircraft in Turkey, although a third of its territory is covered by forests and fires are becoming more frequent.
At the same time, a fire broke out near Patras in the west early on Saturday. Greece.
Five villages in the area have been evacuated and eight people were hospitalized due to burns and respiratory problems. The area is still on alert.
The mayor of the nearby village of Aigialeias, Dimitris Kalogeropoulos, called it “a huge disaster.”
“We slept outside all night, afraid that there would be no house when we woke up,” a resident of Lambiri told Greek TV station Skai.
exist SpainOn Saturday afternoon, a wildfire broke out near the San Juan Reservoir, about 40 miles east of Madrid. Dozens of firefighters fought the wildfire with the support of water jets.
