Italy must stop the Pyromaniacs

The Italian geologist Mario Tozzi reacts to the terrible fires that have been devastating the south of Italy for several days. "Our forests are burning at a rate of 100,000 hectares a year and 47% of the national territory lacks trees to maintain earth and prevent slippage. ... We will win this war thanks to prevention, technology and the denunciation of those responsible. The pyromaniacs are known and they live among us. ... It is too easy to put fires down to summer heat, without recognising that the aim of this disfigurement of the landscape is to satisfy corporate profits and interests. ... Fire is part of a strategy intended to destroy territory in the name of interests linked to the building industry or individuals, ruining life for seasonal workers who are in despair."

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