2023-08-28 08:31:00
After the airport in the western Sicilian city of Trapani had to be temporarily closed on Sunday due to the flames, dozens of firefighters were busy on Monday night extinguishing various fires that were fanned by a strong sirocco wind.
The fires, which in some cases even threatened homes and businesses, also resulted in the closure of some of the island’s main roads. Vacationers returning from the seaside resorts took hours to reach the capital, Palermo. Fires also broke out not far from the Palermo-Agrigento highway. Forests and olive groves went up in flames, Italian media reported. Six Canadair fire-fighting aircraft were deployed to extinguish the fires on Monday. The President of the Region of Sicily, Renato Schifani, deplored the work of arsonists.
Trapani Airport in western Sicily was closed for a few hours Sunday followingnoon following a large fire broke out near the runway. The passengers, many of them on their way home following the holidays, faced significant problems.
In July, the airport in the Sicilian capital of Palermo had to be closed for a day due to a major fire. Catania Airport was also closed for several days due to a fire in July, which caused major problems. Sicily, Italy’s largest island, is currently experiencing a tourist boom.
Floods in northern and central Italy
In the meantime, northern and central Italy have been hit by severe storms. Thunderstorms with strong winds and hail covered the regions in Liguria and Lombardy in particular. There were floods and power outages in Genoa. The connection was temporarily interrupted on the Turin-Genoa railway line. There were also storms in Milan.
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