ROME, Italy, July 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least one person died on Saturday, as wildfires spread in southern Italy.
Firefighters said, a burned body was found in the south-east Apulia region, after a blaze ravaged a protected forest, in the location of Punta Pizzo, in the bay of Gallipoli.
The discovery occurred during the operations to extinguish the fire, the Fire Corp added.
Forensic police was called on the spot, to verify the dynamic of the events, and whether the fire was the real cause of death.
Along with Apulia, the island of Sardinia was another region, so far, affected by the blaze, which often occur in Italy during summer time, and especially in the south, where the weather is hotter and drier.
Residents and tourists were evacuated from at least 20 houses and a camping resort in Sardinia, as wildfires reached a beach in the municipality of Tortolì, in the eastern Ogliastra area.
The fire front there, stretched over three kilometres, and teams from the state forest service and civil protection joined the firefighters in tackling the emergency, according to Ansa news agency.– NNN-AGENCIES
