US EditionAround 3,000 residents evacuated in Tuscany as winds fan forest fire
Firefighters and aircraft are battling the blaze after strong winds pushed flames downhill and forced shelters to open for about 107 evacuees.
- On Friday, Italian firefighters battled a large forest fire on Mount Faeta in Tuscany, active since Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of around 3,000 people.
- The blaze has scorched over 800 hectares across the provinces of Lucca and Pisa, likely provoked by olive tree prunings that got out of hand, San Giuliano Terme Mayor Matteo Cecchelli told RAI.
- Fierce winds fueled the fire overnight, prompting precautionary evacuations, Tuscany regional president Eugenio Giani said; Lucca Deputy Mayor Fabio Barsanti warned the fire remains "very much active."
- Three Canadair firefighting planes have been deployed to support ground staff, scooping water from nearby sources, the national fire department said on X.
- Efforts to contain the perimeter continue, but authorities cannot make predictions as they remain at the mercy of the wind driving the flames across the region.
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A fire has been raging for more than 24 hours, the Italian authorities announced on Friday 1 May. Some 3,500 people have been evacuated. More than 800 hectares have been ravaged by fire. - Italy: a fire is raging in Tuscany, 3,500 people evacuated (International).
The fire which declared itself on Thursday 30 April in the hills of the Italian region is gaining in intensity, well aided by the wind, which pushes the flames towards the valley and the houses.
Italian officials evacuated about 3,500 people in the Tuscany region on Friday as they try to control a forest fire that has been raging for more than 24 hours.
A devastating forest fire in the region of Tuscany, Italy, ignites the alarms in Europe. More than 3,000 people have already been evacuated before the uncontrollable advance of the flames, which have already consumed about 800 hectares of land, according to local authorities. The fire, active since last Tuesday, has spread rapidly in the area of Mount Faeta, between the provinces of Lucca and Pisa, driven by strong winds that have complicated th…
The maxi fire started a few days ago on Mount Faeta, province of Lucca, which also reached the Pisan side, threatening Asciano, a hamlet of the municipality of San Giuliano Terme (Pisa). In the night between Thursday and Friday May 1 were evacuated more than 3 thousand people "in a precautionary way" due to the strong wind, as explained the president of the Tuscany Region, Eugenio Giani.
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