US EditionIran Asks For Help As UNESCO-Listed Forests Burn
Iran seeks global support as the wildfire in the Hyrcanian Forests has burned for nearly three weeks, threatening a 660,000-hectare UNESCO site with ancient trees.
- On November 21, Mohammad Jafar Qaempanah announced Iran had requested foreign assistance to extinguish a large fire ravaging the UNESCO World Heritage Hyrcanian Forests.
- Reigniting on November 15, the fire, which began near the village of Elit in Mazandaran Province, is blamed on human negligence and reportedly started by hunters, authorities say.
- Turkey is sending specialised water bomber planes, a helicopter, and eight people, while Iran battles the blaze with two Ilyushin firefighting aircraft, seven helicopters, and about 400 firefighters amid drought with rain levels 85% below average.
- Stretching along the Caspian coast, the Hyrcanian Forests cover about 660,000 hectares with trees up to 500 years old and more than 3,200 plant species, with officials calling the fire operation "one of the most complex in recent years".
- Activists and residents insist the fire has burned continuously for three weeks despite authorities saying it was initially contained but reignited, hampered by rugged terrain and severe drought, with Kaveh Madani warning Iranians are losing heritage older than Persian civilization.
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Iran has asked for help abroad to extinguish a great fire in the Hyrkan forests. The forests extend for about a thousand kilometers along the Caspian Sea in Iran and in neighbouring Azerbaijan. Large parts belong to the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Iran has requested emergency external assistance to build a major fire that makes the raids more than a few days north of the country, destroying forests included in UNESCO World Heritage site, reported a local mass media Saturday,...
Iran Battles Fire in UNESCO-Listed Forest, Gets Turkey's Help
Iran battles fire in UNESCO-listed forest, gets Turkey's help
DUBAI - Iran has sought help to fight a devastating fire in UNESCO-listed forests in its north, with neighbouring Turkey sending firefighting planes, Iran's top environmental official said on Saturday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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