Authorities evacuate homes near Palermo as temperatures top 40°C, dozens of fires erupt across Sicily - Anadolu Ajansı ...

On July 24, 2025, wildfires continued burning near Palermo, Sicily, amid extreme European heat. Fire crews have battled the ...

As parts of Europe contend with record-breaking heat, wildfires have broken out in countries including Greece, Italy and Türkiye, forcing thousands of locals to evacuate their homes.

Wildfires continued to rage across Sicily on Friday, July 25, amid record-breaking heatwaves, causing devastating damage in ...

The deadly wildfires raging in Sicily in July put the effects of climate change on tourism into high relief, as thousands struggled to flee the island while firefighters took on what they ...

Wildfires were spreading in parts of Sicily on Thursday and into Friday, with one reaching the perimeter of Palermo's city centre. (Photo by Federico SCOPPA / AFP) Schools were closed near Palermo and ...

The heat is priming the landscape for fires, which have already claimed at least one life. Of the four fatalities from wildfires, an 88-year-old woman died outside Palermo, Sicily, a government ...