The island is burning, a fire breaks out in front of the Mater Olbia hospital: helicopters and Canadairs take to the skies.

Sardinia continues to grapple with wildfires. This afternoon, a blaze broke out in Olbia, in the Padrogiano area near the Mater Olbia hospital and the airport . The Forestry Corps responded to the scene with a helicopter from the Limbara base, a Super Puma from Alà dei Sardi, and a Canadair.

Fire alert along Provincial Road 60 between Samassi and Villacidro . Flames broke out through vegetation, and black smoke filled the roadway.

Today other fires affected Settimo San Pietro, the municipality of Oniferi , in the localities of Cuccuru and Sae Corbedda, and Iglesias , in the Riu Marracconi area, where in addition to the men of the Forestry Corps, helicopters and Canadairs also entered into action.

(Unioneonline)