"In Sardinia between 24 and 26 July there were 800 people evacuated.
The burnt area, at first estimate, is
over 10 thousand hectares.
So it was a catastrophic event".
Thus the Minister of Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani in the Chamber of the Chamber in the urgent information on the fire emergency.
"57.4% of fires are arson,
where ignition points are seen, and have devastating effects. 13.7% are unintentional, and therefore are culpable for lack of culture. We are already over 70% of fires that it is our responsibility and it affects a system prepared "from the climatic point of view; "less than 2% are of natural origin". Thus the Minister of Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani in the Chamber of the Chamber in the information on fires. "We are more vulnerable - he observes - and then there is a problem of maintenance and culture. Maintenance is fundamental".
After a night of work for the fire brigade teams due to the numerous forest fires in the provinces of Palermo and Messina, and in the Calabrian provinces of Reggio Calabria and Cosenza, 8 Canadair are flying from dawn to extinguish various fires. The aircraft are in action in Castel di Lucio (Messina), Geraci, Gangi and Scillato (Palermo), where some stalls have been attacked by flames and several houses have been evacuated; Bagaladi (Reggio Calabria) and Longobucco (Cosenza).
In Sicily there is the front of the fires that have flared up yesterday in a very large area between the Madonie and the Nebrodi. The two large wooded areas, which are a protected natural heritage, are now joined by fire. The first fires besieged Gangi and from here the fire took two directions during the night: one towards San Mauro Castelverde, and from there towards Collesano and Lascari, and another towards Geraci Siculo. Despite the massive interventions of the Canadair, still busy with the firefighters and the Forestry and Civil Protection teams, the flames pushed by the sirocco wind reached Pettineo and Castel di Lucio and in the countryside of Mistretta, on the Nebrodi. Now they point towards Tusa. The devastated areas embrace three provinces: Palermo, Enna and Messina. The situation of Castel di Lucio is particularly dramatic.The fire attacked the ridge overlooking the town, livestock farms and homes. Numerous homes were evacuated. In the whole area affected by the fires, a dense blanket of smoke has formed, visible up to Capo d'Orlando, which makes the interventions of the canadair more problematic
