Death Toll of Italy Wildfires Rises to 5

Death toll of Italy wildfires reached five deaths after a 78-year old man died, media agencies reported on Friday.

Started two weeks ago, the fires destroyed thousands of acres of land, alongside dozes of houses in Calabria. These blazes of fires erupted as temperatures surpassed 4- degrees Celsius in Europe.

In the same context, Ansa News Agency reported that a man died in the same region after his home collapsed on him a few days ago .

Giuseppe Falcomata, the mayor of Calabria, posted on Facebook: "Yet another victim of the fires. We are losing our history, our identity is turning to ashes, our soul is burning." After that, he urged all residents to move away the fires.

It is worthy to mention that several European countries face unstoppable waves of wildfires due to climate change and global warming.

France is battling wildfires for the fourth day in the southern part of the country. More than 1100 firefighters were deployed to the scene in an attempt to control the blazes, France 24 reported on Wednesday.

Local authorities reported one death and 22 injured due to the fires, among them five firefighters. More than 7000 persons, including tourists, were evacuated to safe places.

Portugal also witnesses “controllable” flames. Described by the authorities as “under control,” the fires forced hundreds of people to be evacuated. The space of the fires reached 9,000 hectares of forest.

On the other hand, Greece saw the renewing of wildfires near the capital, Athens, for the second day which drove civil protection forces to control the fires and to stop the increase of the destroyed areas.

Greece has witnessed one of the most horrifying wildfires which led the authorities to evacuate more than 60,000 persons, including tourists, in several islands such as Avia.

Last week, a new breathtaking video for the ongoing wildfires in Greece showed the state’s Evia island’s sky turning to red due to the huge amount of smoke and fires.