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Forest fires in Italy and France: more fatalities reported - tourists flee the flames

2021-08-20T07:38:38.710Z


In many places Europe is still on fire. While at least five people were killed in Italy, France reported two fatalities. And there is still a fire in Greece.


In many places Europe is still on fire.

While at least five people were killed in Italy, France reported two fatalities.

And there is still a fire in Greece.

Rome / Toulon / Athens - Summer is drawing to a close, but in many places in Europe the flames are still being fought.

While there are already two fatalities in the south of France, in Italy the flames are blazing in several parts of the country.

And in Greece, too, the fire is eating its way through more and more areas in the suburbs of Athens.

France: Forest fires in southern France - two deaths reported

The fire brigade in southern France continues to fight extensive forest fires with a large contingent. The authorities reported one fatality, as the AFP news agency reports, but there are said to have already been two fatalities in southern France. In addition, the flames in the mountainous hinterland of the Bay of Saint-Tropez are not yet under control and 7,000 hectares of land have already been burned. The prefecture in the Mediterranean city of Toulon announced on Wednesday. But not only residents were brought to safety from the flames, tourists also had to leave their accommodations. About 7,000 people were brought to safety, they had spent the night in emergency shelters.



According to the prefecture, five firefighters have been slightly injured during the operation, and around 20 people have suffered smoke poisoning.



The fires broke out on Monday after severe drought and heat.

In addition, over 300 firefighters fought another fire near the southern French wine town of Beaumes de Venise in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

130 people, including tourists, were brought to safety there.

Italy: Fires blaze in different places - apparently fifth fatality reported

And firefighters continue to fight the flames in Italy too. In the southern Italian region of Calabria, another person probably died in connection with the forest fires. The half-burned body of a 78-year-old was found in the Acquaro commune on Wednesday night, confirmed the Carabinieri of the neighboring Aren commune on Wednesday. According to the Ansa news agency, investigators are still investigating the circumstances of the death. Violent forest fires raged in Calabria in the past two weeks. Four people have already died.



And in northern Italy, too, the fire brigades in many municipalities continued to struggle with the effects of the natural disasters, albeit with the consequences of heavy rainy weather.

In South Tyrol, emergency services removed mud after streams overflowed their banks in the north of the province.

In Veneto, the fire brigade counted hundreds of storms in two days by Wednesday.

Greece: Fires don't stop - Hundreds of firefighters try to contain the flames

Greek firefighters fought an uncontrolled forest and bush fire in western Athens for the third day in a row. On Wednesday the wind turned and a sea of ​​flames ate its way down from the mountains into deeper areas. The fire threatened houses in the area of ​​the village of Vilia, as the television showed. Helicopters and fire-fighting planes, hundreds of firefighters and volunteers continued to try to contain the flames.  

Source: merkur

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