Italian ship-builder Fincantieri on
Wednesday was forced to close its plant at Monfalcone after the
northeastern city was invaded by the smoke caused by a huge
wildfire in the area.
Monfalcone Mayor Anna Maria Cisint appealed to local people not
to go out of their homes unless it is absolutely necessary.
She said the city's open-air market would remain closed on
Wednesday and summer camps would not be able to do activities
outdoors.
On Tuesday the fire in the Carso area of Fruili Venezia Giulia
caused traffic on the A4 motorway, on the S14 highway and on the
local rail line to be suspended as firefighters from the
provinces of Gorizia, Udine and Trieste joined forces to battle
it.
It is only one of an especially high number of wildfires to have
hit Italy this year.
The severe drought Italy is enduring and a series of heat waves
have created conditions that make it easier for fires to spread
fast.
Drought and heat waves are among the extreme weather events that
scientists say are becoming more frequent and more intense due
to climate change caused by human activity.
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