Thousands evacuated as wildfires spread across forest in Italy’s Tuscany

NewsWorldEuropeThousands evacuated as wildfires spread across forest in Italy’s TuscanyLocals said the fire is ‘still very much alive’Alvise Armellini Friday 01 May 2026 13:48 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968879","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/tuscany-fires-wildfires-mount-faeta-b2968879.html","title":"Thousands evacuated as wildfires spread across forest in Italy’s Tuscany"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-22895","index":0}A helicopter douses flames in Italy near to the slopes of Etna, near Catania, South Italy, 26 July 2023 (EPA)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Italian firefighters are currently battli...