Firefighters battled 300 different blazes across the southern regions of Italy, Calabria and Sicily in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday. Seven Canadair planes flew over the area, which has had 70% more wildfires than in the previous year, the majority breaking out in Sicily, Puglia, Calabria and Sardinia

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Video captures moment arsonist sets fire to grass in southern Italy – video ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/aug/09/video-captures-moment-arsonist-sets-fire-to-grass-in-southern-italy-video

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