The Mayor of Savogna d'Isonzo on
Thursday ordered that the town of San Michele del Carso, which
is within its municipality, be evacuated because of a resurgence
of a huge wildfire that has been ravaging the Carso area of
Friuli Venezia Giulia.
Winds were blowing the flames towards homes in the town, near
Gorizia.
Gorizia Mayor Rodolfo Ziberna said he suspected the new fire was
started deliberately.
Italy has been badly hit by forest fires this year.
The severe drought it is enduring and a series of heat waves
have created conditions that make it easier for fires to spread
fast.
Drought and heat waves are among the extreme weather events
that scientists say are becoming more frequent and more intense
due to climate change caused by human activity.
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