Italy's weeks-long wildfires
emergency continued on Tuesday.
A blaze that started on Monday in the Gargano area of Puglia,
burning many hectares of forest and Mediterranean vegetation,
continued overnight and two Canadair aircraft are being drafted
in to battle it.
A vast fire near to Santa Teresa Gallura, in Sardinia, caused
over 100 people to flee from their homes.
A farmer in the province of Nuoro, also in Sardinia, suffered
burns as he tried to save his flock from the flames.
A fire that broke out late on Monday at a trash deposit near
Milan is under control, but the stench it generated can still be
smelt in parts of the city.
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