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Fires, fire in the Oristano area: almost 400 people displaced

This morning the situation improved slightly and around 120 people returned home. Fear also in Sennariolo, who was completely evacuated: 155 evacuees.

People who have spent most of the night away from home are returning, while some homes have also been evacuated in Tresnuraghes and Flussio. Hundreds of men from forestry corps, civil protection, firefighters and volunteers have been working on the area since dawn. They are assisted by two Canadair and four regional fleet helicopters, including the Super Puma. At the moment it has not been possible to quantify the damage, but the flames have damaged both homes and farms.

Rogo Oristanese: Coldiretti, catastrophe in the countryside – “It is a real catastrophe that is taking place in these hours in Sardinia where another hellish day is expected. In addition to the towns besieged by flames, the countryside with the ranchers is also devastated and surrounded by flames engaged in a race against time even during the night to recover the animals, some of which have been reached by the flames “. Coldiretti Sardegna says it in a note.

10 thousand hectares of land in smoke – According to a first estimate, 10 thousand hectares of land would have gone up in smoke. “Another busy day: we have all 11 aircraft flying to Sardinia, many of them at the stake of the Oristano, the fire brigade and army helicopters and seven Canadair who are trying to put out the flames that, according to a first summary estimate, between
Santu Lussurgiu and Cuglieri have devoured about 10 thousand hectares of land “said the director general of the Civil Protection of Sardinia, Antonio Belloi.

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