Hundreds of people in the villages of Cuglieri and Sennariolo, in the western part of Sardinia, had to leave their homes. Some of them may have returned in the morning. “The biggest problems are between Cuglieri and Santa Lussurgiu and the weather is not helping us in any way… That’s why the fire is still an extreme danger,” said Antonio Belloi of the Civil Service.
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The fire, which has not yet caused any casualties or injuries, helps to extinguish more than a dozen aircraft, but their work is hampered by strong winds and high temperatures. The Coldiretti Agricultural Union is talking about a disaster because, according to it, it will cause enormous damage to farmers; some lost crops and animals due to the fire.
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The planes are also helping to put out the fire in the French Mediterranean department of Aude, which has already hit an area of 8.5 square kilometers. On Saturday, the fire damaged high-voltage lines, leading to power outages in France, Spain and Portugal. There were more than 100,000 people without electricity, the DPA agency wrote.
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The great fire is also spreading in Catalonia, where about 1,200 hectares of vegetation have burned in the hilly terrain about 100 kilometers west of Barcelona. Due to the difficult access, they also help extinguish aircraft here, and about 300 firefighters are deployed.
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