Hundreds of people were evacuated from hotels, campsites and homes in an Italian seaside resort when wildfire spread across the area.
More than 400 people were evacuated in Campomarino Lodi, a town in the Molise region of Italy.
Officials said firefighters and a helicopter were deployed to fight the fire. Photos showed smoke rising high in the sky as helpless locals watched.
Campomarino Lodi is far from the only one struggling with wildfire – from Greece to California, the summer has seen such infernos raging in several places around the world, killing people and evacuating thousands.
In Europe, where some officials have blamed it Climate change Because of the large number of fires, burned in several countries, including other parts of Italy and Turkey.
Massive fires have also been burning for several weeks in Siberia in northern Russia. In total, Forest fires burned almost 15 million hectares in Russia this year.
“Disaster film” in Greece
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Local residents flee from a Greek island that is on fire
Thousands of people have fled wild fires out of control in Greece, including near the capital, Athens.
Residents and vacationers alike had to be present in dramatic scenes Overpass from Evia Island, the second largest in the country, as all other escape routes were blocked.
The fire on Evia broke out on August 3, cutting the popular summer destination from coast to coast and burning out of control for five days.
Patrol boats, naval ships, a ferry, as well as fishing and private boats are ready to carry out further potential evacuations from the coastal village of Pefki on Evia.
The conditions on the island are particularly harsh for the crashing planes and helicopters, the pilots are exposed to “great danger” with limited visibility, air turbulence and wind currents from the fire, said the chief of civil protection, NIkos Hardalias.
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Smoke spreads over the sea around the island of Evia. Image: Ap
Elini Myrivili, Chief Heat Officer in Athens, compared the fires in Greece to a “disaster film”. She applauded the “wonderful” international support as a team of British firefighters arrived today to help.
British firefighters are expected to land in Greece on Sunday to help fight the fires.
Hundreds of firefighters battle the flames, fueled by bone-dry conditions after the country’s worst heatwave in decades that raised temperatures to 45 ° C (113 ° F).
At least 20 people were treated in hospital for burn injuries, including two firefighters who were in intensive care.
The worst fires in Turkey in ten years
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Sky reporters on the verge of the forest fire in Turkey
At least eight people were killed in fires in Turkey, including a volunteer who brought drinking water and other refreshments to fire fighters in Marmaris.
The fires have also killed countless animals, destroyed acres of forest near the country’s most popular tourist destinations, and forced thousands of evacuations.
They have been described as the worst in at least a decade.
The fires on the south and southwest coast of the country were fueled by a summer heat wave, low humidity and strong winds.
Two dead in Italy when Sicily declared a state of emergency
In Italy, two people were killed in the Southern Calabria region, a 53-year-old woman and her 34-year-old nephew. They reportedly tried to save their olive trees.
Sicily has declared a state of emergency for six months as fires burn on the island.
Temperatures are expected to rise in the coming days and could reach 45 ° C (113 ° F) in parts of Italy.
Biggest single forest fire in California devours Greenville
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Greenville, California, was devastated by the fires
Driven by strong winds and bone-dry vegetation, the Dixie Fire in California has grown to be the largest single fire in the state’s history.
The gold rush city Greenville was destroyed and its estimated 800 residents were due to be evacuated before the fire broke through the city.
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Greenville is destroyed by a fire that has raged for three weeks
The Dixie Fire, named for the street it started on in Sacramento, covered an area of 1,813 square kilometers on Saturday night, of which only 21% was contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The fire has cost lives since it broke out on July 13 and four people, Lilian Basham, Joseph Basham, Blanca Auban and Michael Auban, are still missing.
A total of 27 people, previously unknown, have been reported as safe, the Plumas County sheriff’s office said.
Siberian villages evacuated
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Volunteers at the forest fire site in Siberia. Image: Ap
More than 150 active forest fires in Siberia threaten a dozen villages, two had to be evacuated over the weekend in a huge region of Siberia.
Russia has seen high temperatures in recent years, which many scientists consider to be a result of climate change. The hot weather – coupled with the neglect of fire safety regulations – has caused an increasing number of fires.
