Forest fires are raging in Italy.
To bring the severe fires under control, the country is asking the EU for help.
Videos show the devastating fire.
Pescara - Firefighters fight against forest and bush fires throughout the Mediterranean.
In Italy, the Abruzzo region was particularly hard hit on Sunday.
A heavy fire broke out in Pescara.
The flames destroyed part of a nature reserve - a well-known pine forest.
The fire spreads especially in a pine forest.
Then it reached the houses.
Italy Adriatic coast: fire drama on the beach
According to the city of Pescara, people had to be evacuated.
The fire could even be seen on the beach.
Insidious wind made the extinguishing work difficult.
Sparks from the burning forest wafted to the beach and lit parasols.
Bathers fled in a panic, reports the media.
Videos of dramatic scenes can be found on social media.
Io ero qui una settimana fa… Ieri le fiamme hanno raggiunto gli ombrelloni della spiaggia… È assurdo, mi vengono i brividi… Un abbraccio a tutti i miei amici abruzzesi… #Pescara pic.twitter.com/MqRrE19faF
- Barbara d'Urso (@carmelitadurso) August 2, 2021
Italy: fire drama on the Adriatic coast - aerial photos show extent
Aerial photographs taken by the Italian fire brigade show the fire of the city of Pescara getting closer and closer.
Dark billows of smoke draw over the Adriatic city.
Fire-fighting planes tried to contain the fire from the air.
The situation was largely under control on Sunday evening, according to a Facebook post from the city of Pescara.
Extinguishing work on the Adriatic coast continues.
The cause of the fire is still unclear at first.
Investigators should now clarify whether there is arson or another cause.
“It makes you cry when you look at it.
The environmental damage is incalculable.
Pescara has its roots here.
This is the heart of the city, its green lungs, and today we see it destroyed, ”Pescara Mayor Carlo Masci told the Italian news agency ANSA.
Fires in Italy: "We had a dramatic day yesterday"
"Yesterday we had a dramatic day," said the head of the civil protection authority Fabrizio Curcio on Monday on the Italian private television channel Canale 5. He requested the activation of the European mechanism with which, for example, fire-fighting planes from other EU countries could come to Italy to provide support, such as it said in a message from Sunday night.
In the fires on the holiday island of Sardinia last week, Greece and France had already dispatched fire-fighting planes.
The situation in Italy remains tense, especially in Sicily.
Emergency forces from northern Italy are on their way to help, tweeted the Italian fire brigade Vigili del Fuoco.
According to its own information, the fire brigade has handled more than 37,000 missions since June 15.
In the past 24 hours there were 717, mainly in the south.
Turkey and Greece hit by devastating forest fires
In Turkey, tourists had to be brought to safety by boat.
Numerous fires are still out of control on Monday.
In Greece, a fire is raging on the holiday island of Rhodes.
The fire has now been contained, announced the civil defense in Athens on Monday.
However, the risk of fire is still high.
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