After the hundreds of families who had to leave their homes in Santu Lussurgiu, the fire front, driven by the strong sirocco wind, reached the center of Cuglieri, also in the Oristano area, where several houses and about fifty were evacuated as a precaution. of people. “The flames reached the central square of the town, in front of the seminary and near the post office.” To tell the Ansa is one of the residents of Cuglieri (Oristano) who with his family left his home to move to one of the nearby towns. “They diverted us to Sennariolo, but it seems that the fire front is moving again.”
The director of regional civil protection Antonio Belloi, who is following the evolution of the situation, has asked the head of the national civil protection department to send 6 Canadair, the three stationed in Olbia, plus another three from the Peninsula ».
Five Canadair from the Fire Brigade are already operating on site, 3 from Olbia and two from Rome Ciampino, the dragon 144 which took off from the Alghero base and five helicopters from the regional fleet, including the Super Puma.