Italian firefighters and army confronted a forest fire on Sunday Mount VesuviusClosed for tourists with all the hiking routes of volcanoes near Naples.
The National Fire Service said that there were 12 teams on its land and there were six Blaze fighting Canadare aircraft, which have been torn through the National Park in South Italy since Friday. Park where a volcanic eruption The ancient city was buried Pompi 79 AD is a major tourist destination.
The Campania region said in a statement, “Faking fire continues on three fronts”.
Officials said that the fire is largely on the slope Mount somma The side of Vesuvius, which is characterized by its dense vegetation.
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The region and the fire service stated that the army created a fire break and reinforcement firefighters were brought from other areas of Italy, while onsite teams used drones to better monitor the spread of fire.
Smoke from the fire can be seen from the Pompei Archaeological Site, which was buried by the Vesuvius explosion during the Roman period. However, the site remained open to tourists.
The head of the park, Rafael de Luka, said that the area affected some 500 hectares or 1,235 acres in the region was affected.
The park said in a statement on Saturday, “All activities with the Vesuvius National Park Trail Network are suspended to the next notice,” the park said in a statement and to facilitate fire fighting and cleaning in the affected areas.
According to the park, around 620,000 people visited a volcanic pit in 2024.
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Experts say that European countries are becoming more vulnerable to wildfires at any time. Summer heatwave Global is associated with warming. Was in some parts of the continent Recorded its hottest June In recent history.
Unusually hot weather exposed millions of Europeans to high heat stress in June and August in June and August, the European Center for Medium-Rage Weather Forecasts said.
Officials said more than 1,000 people were vacated in Spain, in the north -western region of the country on Sunday, as the wildfires were spread, which was filled with temperature and strong winds.
Local authorities said that about 400 people were displaced in and around the city of Carisuo, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site of Las Medulous, another 700, a former Roman Gold-Mining area from several cities near the World Heritage site, which is known for its striking red landscape, said local authorities.
Last week, France called the country’s largest forest fire in decades, France fought. Associated Press reported that about 1,400 firefighters were deployed in the southern Aude region of France on Saturday to prevent it from rule. High temperatures are expected to complicate the efforts of firefighters in the coming days.
On Mount Vesuvius, “Weather conditions – high temperatures and air – and firefighter efforts are particularly delicate due to pine needles, which contribute to the spread of flames,” said Italo Giulivo, head of the region’s civil security department.
Italy’s largest Agricultural Association, Coldirates, said that the fire was vines in an area and “a huge disaster” for the fields that are known for their alcohol, apricots and tomatoes.
The office of local prosecutors has opened an investigation into the origin of the fire.
In Greece, a person was killed on Friday after a large -scale wildfire spread, destroyed homes and forced to withdraw, CBS News Partner BBC Informed
