Strong winds are hampering aviation ROME (AP) — Italian emergency authorities say a suspected arson fire in the countryside near Pisa has forced at least 700 people to flee their homes and has ravaged some 600 hectares (nearly ...
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Two campgrounds evacuated after wind change MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities have evacuated two campgrounds in Tuscany as wildfires cause disruption across central and southern Italy. Mayor Luigi Bellumori of the Tuscan town of Capalbio told ANSA that the ...
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Retirees killed as they tried to defend their property By COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Wildfires that have consumed vast swaths of southern Italy and forced the emergency evacuation of hundreds of tourists claimed the lives ...
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Vacationers flee, many wearing just bathing suits By COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Vacationers evacuated from a resort in Sicily because of wildfires described Thursday how their day at the beach turned into an emergency evacuation ...
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One fire burns along slopes of Mount Vesuvius MILAN (AP) — Firefighters are battling wildfires throughout southern Italy, including along the slopes of the volcano Mount Vesuvius near Naples. Wildfires have been raging for days, and Italy’s civil protection ...
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