It was after this request that France and Greece sent two or three fire-fighting planes to Italy.
According to local authorities, 7,500 firefighters are mobilized, as well as 20 planes and 13 helicopters.
“The fire covered about 20,000 hectares, destroyed various types of plants located on ten thousand hectares. “Various businesses were destroyed, many houses were burned, cattle were killed.” – said the President of the Sardinian region Christian Solinas, noting that this is an unprecedented disaster.”
Regional authorities have declared a state of emergency and called on the government to provide immediate financial assistance to repair the damage and help the affected villages.
Firefighters evacuated at least 355 people from their homes.
As a result of the widespread fire, about 1,500 people were forced to flee their homes in the western part of the island, in the Oristano district. Dozens of tourists have also left the coastal resort of Porto Alabe.
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