Italy woke up Vesuvius: the locals flee. Video

Residents of Naples urgently evacuated.

In the Italian Naples is evacuation of the population, the cause of which was the volcano Vesuvius. The fire on the slopes of Vesuvius does not stop for five days.

Despite the efforts of firefighters, there are new pockets of flames that engulfed the hectares of vegetation.

According to witnesses, smoke and ash from the slopes of Vesuvius has covered several areas. Frightened residents decided that the volcano has awakened and begins the eruption, this version is currently not confirmed, however, is not excluded. According to some media reports, the cause of the fire in Naples was the mount Vesuvius, threw into the sky a column of smoke and hot ash and podzhegshih the forest on its slopes. As a second option, the occurrence of large-scale fires on the slopes of Vesuvius is considered arson.

City hall has blocked all access roads to the volcano from Naples, evacuated residents of the cities of Herculaneum and Torre, located near the mountain. Were also evacuated residents of settlements Boscoreale. Naples authorities evacuated residents and tourists from the city’s five boroughs. Guests are not recommended to get close to the area of Vesuvius and visit the southern regions of Italy, as authorities fear that the fire could spread to landfill.

The situation is exacerbated by the exceptionally hot weather that prevails in the region – the thermometer during daylight hours exceed 40 degrees Celsius.

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