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«We are terrified, frightened by what we have seen and experienced tonight. Now we are starting to do the damage count. There are some damaged houses and many dead animals, it is a tragedy. Certainly all those who were in the splendid forest of Moarda that now no longer exists. The mayor of Altofonte, Angela De Luca, spent the whole night with his fellow citizens who had to leave their homes.
Through his Facebook profile, he launched for the first time a peremptory order to abandon homes in some areas.
from the country, then little by little they began to give news about what was happening. We need airplanes. The flames follow
high and head towards Piana degli Albanesi – he adds – The work of forestry and firefighters has been commendable. They faced very high flames. The very strong wind has rendered useless all the prevention work done in recent years by forestry men. Firebreak boulevards of 10 meters had been built, which unfortunately yesterday’s criminal action, together with the strong sirocco wind, drove us crazy. Many of the foresters are from Altofonte and would never have thought of witnessing a catastrophe of this magnitude. It will take decades to restore the forest. ‘
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