{"id":3022,"date":"2021-07-27T11:57:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T15:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/?p=3022"},"modified":"2021-07-27T11:57:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T15:57:23","slug":"firefighters-battle-wildfires-raging-across-south-west-sardinia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/27\/firefighters-battle-wildfires-raging-across-south-west-sardinia\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters battle wildfires raging across south-west Sardinia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Guardian – Fast-spreading blazes destroy 20,000 hectares of forest and force 1,500 people to be evacuated from homes.<\/strong><\/p>

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Firefighters are working to put out wildfires that have spread quickly across parts of south-western Sardinia, destroying 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres) of forest and forcing 1,500 people to be evacuated from their homes.<\/p>

Many agricultural businesses and private properties have been damaged by the fires, which began on Saturday in the province of Oristano.<\/p>

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Wildfires Ravage Sardinia in \u2018a Disaster Without Precedent\u2019 <\/strong><\/p>

The New York Times – A 25-mile swath of vegetation, farms and villages is hit by one of the largest wildfires in decades, devastating the Italian tourist destination.<\/strong><\/p>

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About 1,000 residents and tourists have been evacuated from areas of western Sardinia that were ravaged by wildfires over the weekend, with forests, pastures and villages on the Italian island engulfed in flames. \u201cIt is a disaster without precedent,\u201d said the region\u2019s governor, Christian Solinas, invoking a state of emergency on Sunday.<\/p>

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Italy wildfires: Hundreds of people forced from their homes in Sardinia’s ‘unprecedented disaster’ <\/strong><\/p>

Sky New – Wildfires, which broke out over the weekend, have consumed around 20,000 hectares in the province of Oristano in Italy.<\/strong><\/p>

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#Incendi<\/a> #Sardegna<\/a>, senza pause l'attivit\u00e0 dei #vigilidelfuoco<\/a> nella provincia di #Oristano<\/a>: operative 60 unit\u00e0 a terra, col supporto aereo di 5 #canadair<\/a>. Meccanismo Europeo #protezionecivile<\/a> attivato da @DPCgov<\/a>: inviati 4 velivoli da Grecia e Francia #26luglio<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/piSh3hBwy6<\/a><\/p>— Vigili del Fuoco (@emergenzavvf) July 26, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>