
Afrin.. Fires Devour Hundreds of Forest and Mountain Trees in Bilbile town
ARK News.. Since the arrival of the hot season "summer", fires have been devouring large areas of vegetation, fruit trees and forests in the outskirts of Afrin city.
Local sources from Afrin city said that the fire, on Monday, August 5, 2024, broke out in the forests of Mount Hawar in the village of "Qori Gol", affiliated with Bilbile town, and as a result of the fires continuing for several hours, hundreds of forest and mountain trees in the area were burned.
According to the Syrian Civil Defense, the nature of the rugged mountainous terrain of the region prevented fire trucks from reaching the fire centres, and the teams were forced to walk for about two hours on foot in the rugged mountains from the last point the cars reached to reach the fire.
It added that the teams were able to extinguish the fire after midnight (Monday - Tuesday) after working for more than six hours.
According to documentation by ARK website, fires have broken out since the beginning of summer in the following places:
- Forest and fruitful areas in the villages of (7 Midanas villages) affiliated with Rajo town, especially in the villages of (Kusa - Paneraka - Shingele), on the morning of Saturday, July 27, 2024.
- Forest and fruitful areas in the villages of Sarinjake and Bekhcha affiliated with Bulbul district, and the village of (Bilelko) and the villages of (7Midanas) in Rajo town, on the night of Tuesday - Wednesday, July 23 and 24, 2024.
- Agricultural lands and groves in a mountain adjacent to the village of Beke in Bilbile town in Afrin in Syrian Kurdistan, on Thursday (July 11, 2024).
- Agricultural lands and groves located between the villages of (7Midanas - Semalka - Adama - Bilelko) in Rajo town affiliated with the city of Afrin, on Sunday (July 8, 2024).
- The forests of Mount Billel in the Rajo town in Afrin city in Syrian Kurdistan, on Sunday (2/6/2024).
- Mount (Zênê) opposite Mount (Billel) due to the deliberate burning at the end of last May.
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