Hundreds of people in Italy were evacuated by sea on Sunday as a wildfire swept through parts of the southern Adriatic coast, with many more expected to be rescued, the coastguard said.
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Updated: Mon 27 Jul 2026 09:48 CET
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File photo of a Canadair aircraft dropping water over a wildfire in Italy. Photo by Eliano Imperato / AFP.
Hundreds of people in Italy were evacuated by sea on Sunday as a wildfire swept through parts of the southern Adriatic coast, with many more expected to be rescued, the coastguard said.
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