Dozens of fires broke out on Friday under the effect of high temperatures in Syria, particularly in the regions of Homs (center), Tartous and Lattaquié (west), where three people died, according to the Ministry of Health.
Several families had to flee residential areas near the fires, according to local media.
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Civil defense teams, supported by army units and by the population, have controlled all the fires in the province
" of Latakia, said its governor, Ibrahim Khader Al-Salem, on Sunday. official Sana.
Firefighters remain on the ground to work "
to cool the burned sites
", he said.
According to Sana, all the fires in the province of Tartous were also tamed as well as the one which broke out in the forest site of Korb Ali in the western suburbs of Homs.
Syrian Agriculture Minister Mohamad Hassane Katna has reported 156 fires since Friday, including 95 in Latakia, 49 in Tartous and 12 in Homs.
Quoted by Sana, he specified that the civil defense teams were still on site with army helicopters to eliminate the last outbreaks.
In Lebanon, a hundred forest fires that have been raging since Thursday have also been "
completely under control
", a civil defense source told AFP.
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We managed to tame the last flames in the Chouf (south-east) and Akkar (north)
", two heavily affected regions, she added.
In October 2019, large-scale forest fires broke out in Lebanon, fueling the anger of the population at a state devoid of suitable equipment and accused of corruption and incompetence.
These fires were presented as one of the many factors that triggered the unprecedented popular uprising against the Lebanese political class a year ago.
No official estimate of the damage caused and areas destroyed has been communicated at this stage in Lebanon or Syria.
Wind and heat helped spread the flames, but the origin of the fires is unclear.
Several fires have also broken out in recent days in Israel, neighboring Syria and Lebanon, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people according to the authorities.
However, they were all brought under control overnight from Friday to Saturday, according to firefighters.
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After more than 30 hours of fighting the fire, we have mastered the main outbreaks,
" they said in a statement on Saturday morning.
