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ORISTANO, ITALY - JULY 30: The director of the botanical garden of Cagliari Gianluigi Bacchetta at work while trying to save the millennial olive tree totally destroyed by the vast fire that hit the town of Cuglieri in the province of Oristano in Sardinia on July 30, 2021 in Oristano, Italy. Sardinia government declared the state of emergency and deployed over 7,500 people and 20 aircrafts with the support of France and Greece. Current estimate of burned area is over 20,000 hectares and officials are still assessing the damage. (Photo by Emanuele Perrone/Getty Images)

ORISTANO, ITALY - JULY 30: The director of the botanical garden of Cagliari Gianluigi Bacchetta at work while trying to save the millennial olive tree totally destroyed by the vast fire that hit the town of Cuglieri in the province of Oristano in Sardinia on July 30, 2021 in Oristano, Italy. Sardinia government declared the state of emergency and deployed over 7,500 people and 20 aircrafts with the support of France and Greece. Current estimate of burned area is over 20,000 hectares and officials are still assessing the damage. (Photo by Emanuele Perrone/Getty Images)