Several fires in Lebanon … and demands for rapid intervention (video and photos)



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Lebanon is witnessing several fires in all regions, which required the immediate intervention of the Civil Defense and the Lebanese Army to extinguish them. And theSome time ago, a large fire broke out in the forest and fruit trees and olive groves on the outskirts of the border town of Sheiklar, and people called on the Lebanese army to send a helicopter to help extinguish the rapidly spreading fire in the lands due to dry winds from the north.

Civil defense personnel and volunteers from the Aidamoun, Manges and town centers are making great efforts to lay siege to the fire in preparation to control it before it reaches homes.

The fires that broke out on the outskirts of the border town of Sheiklar very quickly spread to the olive groves in the adjacent lands in the outlying areas of the cities of Rumah and Khirbet al-Rumman.

The civil defense centers in Aidamoun, Shadra and the consummate fire trucks brought in additional fire trucks in an attempt to put out the fire and help people save as much as possible of the olive groves, of which hundreds of trees were burned in the three villages, which means great losses in the olive season, the fruits of which are still on the trees, and columns have been erected. Black smoke from burning.

People renewed their call to send helicopters to help control the fire, which spread at terrifying speed with the intensification of dry winds from the north and the marked rise in temperatures that exceeded 34 degrees Celsius.

Several villages in the Tire district witnessed massive fires as the flames approached the houses. On the outskirts of the towns of Qana and Deir Qanun Ras al-Ain, a large fire broke out and the fire broke out over large areas of dry grass and fruit trees, and civil defense teams, Scouts of the Islamic Message teams and the Health Authority worked with helicopters for the Lebanese army to turn them off, while suffocation cases were recorded for several paramedics and paramedics. Of those who lived in residential buildings near the scene of the fire. And grew A series of fires in the cities of Deir Saryan, Kharj Al-Adaisah, Markaba, Hula and Hunin, on the borders with occupied Palestine.

In the towns of Joya, Dibal, Ma’roub, Barish, Janata and the Deir Qanun River, sporadic fires broke out that destroyed large areas of olive trees, and civil defense teams, the Scouts of the Islamic Message, the Health Authority and the People continue to work to extinguish them, amid calls for help and farm tractor owners to help bring water.

Similarly, the battle city of Al-Mashhad is no different, as there was more than one fire, the largest of which occurred in the vicinity of the center of the Malaysian battalion operating under UNIFIL, where the fire surrounded the center surrounded by areas of olive trees, most of which were destroyed by fire, and the work continues to be extinguished by all firefighting teams.

On the other hand, a great fire broke out in the shame of Sharon villages in Dagan and Al-Mishrifah in the Jarad Aley area. It occurred in large areas of forest and fruit trees, and civil defense teams, with the help of the Lebanese army and the people, are working to extinguish it, but warm winds contribute to its spread, which is difficult. Turn it off.

And the people appealed to all the owners of a water tanker from among the people of the region, to go to the scene of the fire to help in the extinguishing process.

In addition, a large fire broke out between the areas of Bater and Niha on one side and Jezzine on the other. He started out of a wooded area and reached the main road, where he hit one of the cars parked on the side of the road. Flames rise due to raging fires, with strong winds moving at times, contributing to the rapid expansion of the fire area.
He appealed to the interested parties of the municipalities and the population for the rapid intervention of the competent authorities to limit the fire after it entered a wide area that affected pines and agriculture.

The fire that broke out yesterday afternoon in the town of Kaf Al-Tina on the outskirts of the city of Bazal continues to burn until now, and the fire has destroyed exterior areas in the area and threatens new areas of this area that extend to the Ayyun al-Samak area.
The mayor of Bazal, Sheikh Hatem Othman, stated that “a military helicopter took off from the Qlaiaat air base and began the process of extinguishing the fire”, in the hope that the army command “would send a second helicopter to control the fire. which is expanding rapidly in this rugged region due to dry easterly winds. “

Civil defense personnel extinguished a fire that broke out in one of the houses in the town of Al-Qatin – Al-Danniyeh. No one was injured, and the damage was limited to materials.

In the town of Aasun, civil defense personnel put out a fire that broke out in dry pastures in the local forests, destroying a large area of ​​forest trees and plains, before they could control it, and prevent it from approaching land agricultural and residential areas.

In the town of Kawtharia Al-Siyad, the fire spread to the orchards of Avoca, and firefighting teams are working to control it with the support of the Civil Defense, fearing that it will spread further due to the speed of the winds. .

In Upper Metn, a fire broke out this afternoon in the shame of the Shabaniyah and Khuraiba villages in the Upper Matn region, and army helicopters worked to extinguish the fire, while civil defense teams worked with the help of the people of the two localities to cordon off and extinguish the fire, which is monitored on the ground by the Secretary of the Democratic Meeting, Representative Hadani, where Abu Al-Hass asked the owners of the tanks in the towns of Quba ‘, Shabaniyah and Khuraybah “go to the scene of the fire to fight it and work to put it out in cooperation with the Civil Defense.”

Abu Al-Hassan saluted the army and civil defense personnel for their “support and efforts”, and called for “strengthening the civil defense centers with personnel and mechanisms that allow them to continue with their tasks.”


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