Fires and heat. Italy has been battling to escape the hold of the fires and, regrettably, the dead for days.
It does not take much to witness hectares of woodlands and Mediterranean scrub go up in wildfire because of the wind and the arid climate. The areas that suffered the most damage were Sardinia, Sicily, and Calabria.
528 interventions were made by the firemen responding to the fire emergency in the previous 12 hours alone: 230 in Sicily, where 84 teams are working and the situation is “under control,” and 100 in Calabria, where Reggino, Catanzaro, and Cosentino are reported to have “serious problems.” in Canadair flight 5.
The towns of Polizzi Generosa, Castellana Sicula, and Geraci Siculo in the province of Palermo, specifically on the Madonie, had another night of fire.
In Petralia Sottana and Petralia Soprana, woodlands and Mediterranean scrub have also been burning since this morning.
The Fire Brigade, Forest Guard, and Civil Protection have been in operation since yesterday, stepping in to save homes and businesses that are in danger of fires that are fueled by high temperatures and strong winds, occasionally sirocco.
The Prefecture’s Civil Protection Operations Room has been working for days to combat the fire emergency that is impacting the Reggio Calbria metropolitan region.
The prefect ordered the Rescue Coordination Center (CCS) to be activated, and the leaders of the police and fire departments also requested the army’s assistance.
