Hiking trails on Italy's Mount Vesuvius have been closed to the public as firefighters battle a massive blaze that erupted last week. The wildfire in Vesuvius National Park first broke out on August 5 and by the weekend had reached nearly two miles (3km) in width,

Italian firefighters and the army on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius​, with all hiking routes up the volcano near Naples closed to tourists.

Firefighters continued to battle wildfires on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, near Naples, in southern Italy, on Monday. Planes and helicopters flew hundreds of water-dropping missions while dozens of firefighters were still fighting to extinguish the blaze on the ground,

AT LEAST one person has died as terrifying wildfires sweep across Greece and spread through Europe. Up to 16,000 acres of land has been decimated in the Keratea region, south of Athens, in the

Italian firefighters and the army on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, with all hiking routes up the volcano near Naples closed to tourists. On Mount Vesuvius, "the firefighting efforts are particularly delicate due to both the weather conditions -- high temperatures and wind -- and the pine needles,

The raging wildfire who devoured the Italy grounds has brought tourism to halt at Mount Vesuvius as all hiking routes up the volcano near Naples closed to tourists. Although Italian