GENEVA

Over 1,000 people evacuated due to the wildfires in Italy's southern Puglia region, Italy’s state-run ANSA news agency reported on Wednesday.

The people without vehicles evacuated from a campsite and holiday village and transported by boat, the report said.

According to the authorities, the evacuation was conducted as a precautionary measure due to a significant wildfire in a forest near San Felice Bay, situated near Puglia.

Two water bomber planes, a fire brigade helicopter, and firefighter teams were deployed to the ground to combat the wildfire that is approaching Puglia with strong winds.