Dramatic balance over the weekend on the fires in Sardinia .

Between scorching temperatures and arid countryside , on Saturday there were twenty fires that devastated the island from north to south , on Sunday twenty-six throughout the region , seven of which were so large as to oblige the fire service to take off the Canadair.

Red dot in the Cagliari area, especially in Monserrato , in the locality of "Su Termini de Susu" on the border with Sestu: the staff of the Dolianova Forestry Corps Station, plus the help of colleagues on board the helicopter taken off from base of Villasalto, remained busy until late afternoon to put out the flames. The arrival of a team of firefighters from Cagliari and another of volunteers from the associations of Monserrato is necessary.

THE NOTICE - A few days ago, a notice was published by the Region to entrust the forest fire patrol along the island's state and provincial roads to private individuals , one million 469 thousand euros for a minimum number of 16 pick ups, two operators for each medium for 48 days.

“The situation is very serious. For the biggest fires we are still intervening, because the sense of responsibility, conscience and love for our land impose it on us, but we are evaluating sensational protest actions if the environmental councilor insists on going forward with this. announcement ”, warns Emilio Garau, president of the regional representation of civil protection volunteers .

Similarly , Giuseppe Vargiu, head of the Barracelli Union : "We are disappointed and embittered, to see that the Region pulls out a large sum to give to private individuals, for an activity that we can do, who are always there, 24 hours a day 24 and 365 days a year, with our resources, those of the Municipalities and many sacrifices, it is unacceptable. What is the use of financing an 'experiment' which, among other things, has a limit of 25 meters from the roadside? And who intervenes on the 26th meter? ".

(Unioneonline)

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