by InTrieste
Fire brigades in Carso are battling for a third day to control a wildfire that has forced hundreds to evacuate, while threatening to leave the city of Trieste without power and water.
Friuli Venezia Giulia administration prepared to widen to the entire region a fire alert after a blaze that started on Tuesday in the Carso area bordering Croatia and Slovenia.
Residents are urged to stay indoors in Monfalcone area because of the heavy smoke and state-owned shipbuilder Fincantieri closed down a plant employing 3,000 in the Adriatic port city of Monfalcone second day in a row.
As the fire crossed the border into Slovenia, the residents of four villages seen at risk from the flames have been urged to leave their homes, Italian media reported.
Trieste mayor Roberto Dipiazza told a local television channel that parts of the city could soon stop receiving electricity, without specifying why, and that this would affect water supply because pumps would not be able to function.
Trains to Monfalcone remain canceled, but you can get there via Delfino Verde.
For live updates, please see Regione’s and Civil Protection’s FB pages.
