Italian firefighters and the army on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius​, with all hiking routes up ...

A huge wildfire has forced the closure of all tourist trails on Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy. The fire, which broke out a few days ago, has now spread to cover a stretch about 3 kilometers wide.

Due to a forest fire, the ascent to the Vesuvius volcano near Naples, which is over 3900 feet high, has been closed in Italy.

An “apocalyptic” wildfire on the slopes of Mt Vesuvius may have been started deliberately, the Italian authorities have said.

AT LEAST one person has died as terrifying wildfires sweep across Greece and spread across Europe. Up to 16,000 acres of land ...

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