Italy: Fires continue to rage in woods in Abruzzo region

Hundreds of hectares of woodland around the city of L'Aquila remained ablaze on Sunday in the eastern Italian region of Abruzzo. Sunday marks the third day the fires, set alight by an act of arson, have been burning.

L'Aquila's Mayor released a statement on his Facebook page detailing that 4 Canadair aircraft, 3 helicopters and more than 150 people, including firefighters, civil protection volunteers, and Alpine troops, have been involved in trying to put out the fires.

Firefighters are also using drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras to locate the origin of the fires.