Suspected arsonist caught starting wildfire in Italy by police drone

Authorities in Italy have released drone footage said to show a suspected arsonist in action in the Calabria region, as firefighters continue to battle wildfires across the south.<br /><br />Searing temperatures have scorched Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria, where dozens of fires have broken out and multiple evacuations have been ordered.<br /><br />The president of the Calabria region, Roberto Occhiuto, vowed to take action against such arsonists, adding that 22 suspected arsonists had been caught via drone surveillance last year.<br /><br />In the footage he released, the suspect can be seen in a woodland area, before throwing rocks at the drone.