US EditionSyria’s massive wildfires brought under control after days of intense battles
LATAKIA GOVERNORATE, SYRIA, JUL 13 – Regional firefighting teams halted the spread of Latakia wildfires after burning over 15,000 hectares, displacing thousands and prompting $625,000 in UN emergency aid.
- Syria's massive wildfires, fanned by strong winds and scorching summer heat, were brought under control after days of intense firefighting efforts by Syrian and international teams.
- The wildfires scorched over 15,000 hectares of forest in the coastal Latakia province and forced residents to evacuate.
- The Syrian Civil Defense praised the efforts of firefighters from Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and Qatar, and called for international funding to assist affected communities.
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Jordanian Civil Defense teams operating in Syria announced that they had fully controlled forest fires within their designated areas, as part of the mission they were tasked with during the recent firefighting efforts...
Syria’s civil defense agency reported this Sunday that the forest fires that ravaged the coastal province of Latakia, in the west of the country, have been controlled after 10 days of intense fighting. The flames, which exploded on July 2 in the middle of an intense heat wave hitting the region, burned vast tracts of forests and farmland and forced the evacuation of several localities.
Wildfires in Lattakia Under Control — But Is the Danger Truly Over? - The Syrian Observer
For the past ten days, Syria’s coastal mountain regions have been battling one of the worst environmental disasters in recent memory. A wave of intense wildfires has swept through the forests of Lattakia Governorate, destroying vast swaths of farmland and woodland, displacing hundreds of families, and exposing the country’s vulnerable disaster-response systems—already weakened by more than a decade of war. The fires began in early July amid a re…
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AlKhaleej TodaySyria brings massive wildfires under control after 10-day battle in Latakia
Syrian authorities say wildfires in Latakia province have been contained after 10 days of intense efforts by firefighters, helicopters, and international aid. Over 15,000 hectares burned.
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