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Activists circulated video footage showing the flames devouring trees and spreading in close proximity to the housing units in the villages of Al-Matn and Al-Matn Al-Ula on Mount Lebanon, and in Akkar in the north.
Several cities in southern Lebanon are witnessing multiple fires that threaten the population, amid recorded cases of suffocation among the population.
Firefighting crews are trying to put out the big fires and Lebanese army helicopters are working to control some of the fires on Mount Lebanon.
Dozens of citizens volunteered to extinguish the fires with primitive means, and with the availability of water cannons, in an attempt to stop the spread of the fire that reached the streets and populated neighborhoods.
The scene of the fires in Lebanon is repeated in mid-October of each year, as a result of climatic factors, the speed of hot winds and the dryness of the terrain, amid the inability of the authorities to develop an extinction plan , prevention and control of fires due to weak capacities.
Last October, dozens of fires broke out in the country, killing two people and injuring dozens of suffocation cases. Official authorities did not intend to devise a response plan to deal with any potential fires from then on.
The activists accuse the Lebanese authorities of"Total deficit" For facing any natural disaster and holding it fully responsible for what happens.
Earlier, Lebanon bought two helicopters to extinguish the fire, in addition to receiving a bonus for extinguishing helicopters.
However, these vehicles were out of service due to the high cost of their maintenance, forcing the authorities to sell one of the aircraft that was no longer in working order due to negligence and lack of follow-up.
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The fire broke out in the forests and bushes of various locations on Mount Lebanon, Akkar in the north of the country and south of Lebanon, and destroyed large areas of what was left of the green spaces.
Activists circulated video footage showing the flames devouring trees and spreading very close to the housing units in the villages of Al-Matn and Al-Matn Al-Ula on Mount Lebanon, and in Akkar in the north.
Several cities in southern Lebanon are witnessing multiple fires that threaten the population, amid recorded cases of suffocation among the population.
Firefighting crews are trying to put out the big fires and Lebanese army helicopters are working to control some of the fires on Mount Lebanon.
Dozens of citizens volunteered to extinguish the fires with primitive means, and with the availability of water cannons, in an attempt to stop the spread of the fire that reached the streets and populated neighborhoods.
The scene of the fires in Lebanon is repeated in mid-October of each year, as a result of climatic factors, the speed of hot winds and the dryness of the terrain, amid the inability of the authorities to develop an extinction plan , prevention and control of fires due to weak capacities.
Last October, dozens of fires broke out in the country, killing two people and injuring dozens of suffocation cases. Official authorities did not intend to devise a response plan to deal with any potential fires from then on.
The activists accuse the Lebanese authorities of “total inability” to deal with any natural disaster, and hold them fully responsible for what happens.
Earlier, Lebanon bought two helicopters to extinguish the fire, in addition to receiving a bonus for extinguishing helicopters.
However, these vehicles were out of service due to the high cost of their maintenance, forcing the authorities to sell one of the aircraft that was no longer in working order due to negligence and lack of follow-up.
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