| 2021 Italy wildfires | |
|---|---|
 The Montiferru at Cuglieri | |
| Date(s) | 24 July – early September 2021 |
| Location | Italy: particularly Calabria, Sardinia and Sicily |
| Statistics | |
| Total area | 50,000 hectares |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 6 |
| Damage | €5.6 billion (£4.7 billion) (2021) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Organized arson |
Multiple wildfires broke out across Italy in the summer of 2021. The first wildfires were reported in Sardinia on 24 July, which would go on to become one of the worst affected regions along with Calabria, where five people died,[1] and Sicily, which recorded one further fatality.[2][3] Wildfires in Lazio on 17 August damaged the estate of the presidential summer residence.
By late August, additional minor wildfires had spread to the regions of Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania, Liguria and Tuscany.[4] Heavy rainfall in September extinguished the last of the wildfires. The majority of the wildfires were the result of organised arson, with criminal investigations into the fires ongoing.[5]
- ^ "Calabria, un'altra vittima per gli incendi: trovato morto 78enne". TgCom24. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Sardegna in fiamme, vasto rogo nel Montiferru". ANSA. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Incendi, bruciano Calabria e Sicilia: quarta vittima nel Reggino, un morto a Catania. I sindaci: "Roghi dolosi e colposi"". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Incendi in Italia, 2021 annus horribilis: superato il picco del 2017". TgCom24. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Arsonists Behind More than Half of Italy's Wildfires, Officials Say". 9 August 2021.