Syrian Firefighters Struggle to Extinguish Wildfires in Latakia, Hama

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Fierce forest fires broke out in Syria. Flames spread rapidly in Latakia and Hama, making it difficult to evacuate residential areas and the work of firefighters. Some of the residents joined the lifeguards with hoses, buckets and branches. Authorities claim that fire is fueled by the strong winds, high temperatures and drought prevailing in the area. Fires, which have been active for several days, have razed large forest areas and agricultural …

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Syrian civil defence teams, in cooperation with volunteers from Rif Jabala in Ladhiqiyah governorate in north-west Syria, are struggling to counter large-scale fires in the area, amid fears of further expansion of fires and loss of more forests in the area. Rural Jabala villages (south-east of Ladhiqiyah) have been witnessing widespread outbreaks since Wednesday to counter fires that have spread from the forest plain in Rif Hama to the villages …