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Headline: Italian Firefighters Battle Wildfires Around Palermo, Sicily
Caption: **RAW VIDEO** This footage shows Italian firefighters battling the wildfires that were closing in on the Sicilian capital, Palermo on Tuesday (25July2023). The Calabria region on the Italian mainland bordering the Strait of Messina has also been hit by fires. As has the area around Messina, on the Sicilian side. Southern Europe has had a record-breaking heatwave this July - with a number of Greek islands also experiencing wildfires. Scientists have blamed the sweltering temperatures on climate change, stating that global warming means similar heatwaves are becoming a more regular occurrence.
Keywords: Vigili del Fuoco,wildfires,fires,climate change,global warming,sicily,italy,disaster,palermo
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