The people evacuated by the “Volvito” tourist village of Cirò Marina, following a violent fire Coastal in the hilly area behind the coastal town. To arrange the immediate evacuation of the accommodation facility was an order signed by the deputy mayor Pietro Mercuri, who has declared the state of emergency Due to the advance of the flames.
At first about two hundred guests had abandoned the village independently, panicked by the speed with which the stake was approaching. Shortly thereafter, on the official disposition of the Municipality, the total evacuation was taken. To coordinate the operations was the regional civil protection, which activated a task force with the involvement of the main volunteer realities of the Crotone province.
Yesterday The fire, powered by the wind and dry vegetation, has quickly reached an extension of about a kilometer. To counteract the advance of the flames, two fire -fighting helicopters were employed and, in the evening, a Canadair of the national fleet also arrived, previously engaged on other outbreaks in the Catanzaro and Reggino.
Many guests of the village have left the apartments without being able to recover their personal effects. Thanks to the intervention of the Civil Protection, the displaced people were placed in accommodation facilities in the neighboring municipalities, including Torre Melissa, Crucoli Torretta and Cirò Marina herself. Everyone has been provided to logistics assistance, a dinner and, in the morning, it was announced that further meals will be guaranteed in the event of re -entry impossibility.
A young village animator was transported to the hospital for a slight smoking poisoning. There are currently no structural damage to the village buildings, but checks are underway by municipal technicians and civil protection to evaluate the safety conditions before authorizing the return of the guests.