Italy: Wildfires threaten residential areas across Italy's Sicily, forcing evacuations.

SHOTLIST: SICILY, ITALY (AUGUST 29, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT AND HELICOPTERS DROPPING WATER OVER BURNING HILLSIDES 2. VARIOUS OF FLAMES ENCROACHING ON HOMES AND RURAL SETTLEMENTS WHILE RESIDENTS EVACUATE LIVESTOCK AS BLAZE ADVANCES 3. VARIOUS OF FIRE TRUCKS AND RESCUE CREWS AMID SMOLDERING VEGETATION AND SCORCHED TERRAINSICILY, ITALY - AUGUST 29: Multiple wildfires swept across the southern Italian island of Sicily over the weekend, threatening residential zones and forcing widespread evacuations. A major blaze erupted Saturday afternoon in scrubland stretching between Ciminna and Ventimiglia di Sicilia, near Palermo, rapidly engulfing hectares of vegetation. Firefighting teams deployed ground units alongside water-dropping planes and helicopters to contain the flames. One resident was injured and evacuated by air ambulance to a hospital in Palermo. Firefighters also battled active blazes near Trapani, Agrigento, and Messina as temperatures surged past 40°C. Local authorities are investigating suspected arson in several of the outbreaks.