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Residents have difficulty digesting the damage: "Nothing left"
In the mountains of Jerusalem they were exposed to the many damages caused by the fire, which has not yet been extinguished: "From all the winery there was no traffic jam, there was a sense of chaos, of the end of the world."
The police are asking for the public's help in the search for Alex Shechtman and Shabtai Shimon Siegel, with whom the connection was severed at the beginning of the incident, during which Eitanim Hospital where they were staying was evacuated.
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The mountains of Jerusalem
Shlomi Heller
Sunday, 15 August 2021, 22:04 Updated: 22:22
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The huge fire in the Jerusalem mountains continues to rage tonight (Sunday).
Firefighters have not yet gained control of the fire, but now there is no danger to homes in any locality.
Police are now trying to locate two inmates at Eitanim Mental Health Hospital, who have been missing since the incident.
The police are asking for the public's help in the search for the two, Alex Shechtman, 62, from Elon Moreh, and Shabtai Shimon Sigal, 25, from Ma'ale Adumim, with whom the connection was severed at the beginning of the incident.
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Efforts to extinguish the huge fire in the Jerusalem mountains will continue at night: "Helplessness, heart broken"
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Missing from the beginning of the incident, the inmates at Eitanim Hospital (Photo: Israel Police Spokeswoman)
Meanwhile, residents of the area are trying to digest the intensity of the damage they suffered, when, among other things, houses, yards and businesses caught fire. "We are in a vintage period. The winery year, the happiest. Grapes arrived and that's it, we started working, taking care of them. At noon it was dark outside. We frustrated outside and saw smoke covering the sun. Eliyahu Bash, CEO of the Citadel Winery in Givat Ye'arim, which burned down. "After a few minutes, electricity went out throughout the winery. We went outside, really dark as in the evening. We started to smell and see the flames nearby, something like 300-400 feet. The wind was very strange, it came from all kinds of areas. "
"There was a sense of chaos, of the end of the world. We grabbed our things, all the workers, closed doors - and ran away. I watched the winery burn," he said sadly.
“The winery has been working since 2011, I am its CEO but acting like he is mine and it will continue to exist for years to come.
Now he was completely gone, no traffic jam left.
The whole building caught fire from the inside, no trace left, nothing.
30,000 bottles arrived that I had to put wine in, went on fire.
But we will take revenge and grow, and that is it. "
1/15 (Photo: Yonatan Zindel, Flash 90)
Dr. Yariv Malihi, a central district ecologist at the Nature and Parks Authority, explained to Walla! That "this is a widespread fire in a very ecologically and scenically rich area. The fire is still raging and it is still difficult to estimate its damage and assess the period of its restoration and the efforts that will be required accordingly. At the same time, in the areas of the reserves and national parks in the area hundreds of species of plants and animals and thousands of animals. "Small animals such as land deer, lizards, snakes and hedgehogs often fail to escape the fire that grips the area and it is likely that many of them will be injured and die."
"The larger wildlife in the area, including deer, hyenas, donkeys, foxes, jackals and even birds of prey, will probably be able to escape most of the fire but lose their habitat and natural habitats - which will impair their ability to survive in the area and their reproduction," Malihi said.
"Without a doubt, this is a serious damage to nature, after the fire the habitat will not be as it was. About 15 years ago and over the years many details of donkeys were returned to the area by the Nature and Parks Authority, and their habitat burned and damaged. Of 15 rare orchid species that only in the future will we know the consequences and effects of the fire on these species. "
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