Calabria fires, there is another victim

Another victim in Calabria due to the fires. One person died in Mammola, in the province of Reggio Calabria, engulfed by the flames that rage in the area. The firefighters are at work on site. “Another victim of the fires. We are losing our history, our identity is going to ashes, our authentic soul is burning in the general silence. More flames, more danger, more incalculable damage, our mountain and our hills continue fires still active today in the municipalities of San Luca, Grotteria, Mammola, San Giovanni di Gerace, Martone, Caulonia, Gioiosa ionica and Cardeto “, writes the mayor of Reggio Calabria Giuseppe Falcomatà in a post on Facebook.” Kilometers and kilometers The age-old beech trees of the Aspromonte National Park, Unesco heritage, are also threatened with green – continues Falcomatà. There is also fear for the Sanctuary of Polsi. Yesterday we closed the Sp1 in the Zomaro section to traffic. residents to be very careful, to move away from the affected areas if possible and to avoid going along the internal roads adjacent to the burned areas “.” In the Prefecture it was at coc (municipal operations center). We are in contact with the mayors of all affected municipalities who, fighting on the front line, are literally throwing themselves into the flames to save what can be saved – he adds -. In recent days we have asked the Prefecture to be able to deploy the use of men and means of the Army, which are active from today. We have obtained the declaration of a state of calamity for damages and we ourselves, if necessary, will access the reserve fund of the Metropolitan City to support those who lost everything in the fire. “” The priority today is to extinguish this hell – concludes the mayor – but from tomorrow someone will have to explain to us why prevention was completely lacking, because if the resources were available, the air and ground vehicles were not purchased in time, because there are those responsible who have had the courage to leave with this disaster. holidays. All because to which, from tomorrow, we will ask for answers. Now we work in silence, and we respect those who have been breathing smoke for days and swallowing sweat and tears “.