800 firefighters battle Italian wildfires in Sicily as two die

800 firefighters battle Italian wildfires in Sicily as two die

Firefighters have been battling wildfires in northern Sicily for more than forty-eight hours.

800 firefighters are on duty, 300 of whom are concentrating on extinguishing fires in the provinces of Palermo and Messina, where houses and vehicles were caught in the flames.

Images published 23 September 2023.