Evacuations During Forest Fire in Friuli: Situation Is Escalating

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For more than a week, heavy forest fires have raged near Tolmezzo. Carinthia supports the affected neighbouring region of Friuli with daily extinguishing flights and water withdrawals from the Weissensee lake. In the region around Tolmezzo heavy forest fires have raged for more than a week. The consequences for the local population are serious: In addition to evacuated towns, the strong smoke development severely impairs daily life. ©Leser Grenz…

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The authorities ordered the evacuation of the district of Pissebus in Tolmezzo. Despite the use of fire brigades, civil protection, volunteers and forest authorities, as well as three helicopters and a fire-fighting aircraft, the fire-burning stove could not be pushed back.The flames spread rapidly from Monte Amariana down the valley and approached houses and infrastructure. During the night on Sunday first evacuations of individual houses began…

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UDINE. The situation in the northern Italian province of Udine continues to worsen in a forest fire that has been raging for days.

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The situation is worsening at a forest fire that has been raging for days in the northern Italian province of Udine. As a precaution, authorities have ordered the evacuation of the Pissebus district of the municipality of Tolmezzo. Despite the efforts of firefighters, civil defense, volunteers, forestry officials, three helicopters, and a firefighting aircraft, the fire has not yet been contained.

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It is the effects of the forest fires that have been raging for days near Tolmezzo and carry the smoke to Austria. A village had to be evacuated. No warning on Sunday evening.