Fires breaking out in Lebanon

[Jerry]

Dear members please leave this thread ONLY for updates , please without any discussion , how,what and if and these silly stories ...

This is a NATIONAL CATASTROPHE and ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE.

[Rami_s]

حسن السبع يطلب "رسميا" ارسال طائرات ايطالية متخصصة باخماد الحرائق
تقدم وزير الداخلية والبلديات حسن السبع بطلب "رسمي" من الدولة الايطالية بارسال طائرات متخصصة باخماد الحرائق المشتعلة في مختلف المناطق اللبنانية، وذلك بعد ان تبين للاخصائيين ان الطائرات اللبنانية والقبرصية غير مجهزة للعمل في الظروف المناخية الحالية، وقد اجرى اتصالا مع السفير الايطالي في لبنان غابريال كيكيا لمناقشة هذا الطلب.
السبع، وخلال ترأسه الاجتماع الدوري لمجلس الامن المركزي، طالب باصدار بيان مفصل يكون في ايدي اللبنانيين حول تفاصيل نشوب الحرائق

[BOILER]

- مصدر من الدفاع المدني: لا نستبعد ان تكون حرائق مفتعلة ورئيس قسم العمليات في الدفاع المدني جورج ابو موسى انه لا يوجد سبب طبيعي لنشوب الحرائق ليلاً في الاحراش


- نداء عاجل: بعد تفاقم موجة الحرائق التي تضرب غابات لبنان وبغية حصرها ومنع امتدادها الى المناطق السكنية والآهلة، تتوجه المديرية العامة للدفاع المدني بنداء عاجل الى أصحاب صهاريج المياه الخاصة للتوجه بسياراتهم مملوءة بالمياه لتغذية سيارات الإطفاء المتواجدة في محيط المساحات الحرجية والمحددة في الأماكن التالية:

القبيات- دير القمر- بيت الدين- رشميّا- العربانية- صليما

والاتصال بعملياتها على رقم الطوارىء 125 من أي هاتف لتحديد الحاجة والمكان علمًا بأنه سوف يتم دفع بدل أجور نقلات المياه لاحقًا وفقًا لعددها لدى تقدّم أصحاب العلاقة الى المديرية العامة للدفاع المدني - شعبة الخدمة والعمليات ضمن أوقات الدوام الرسمي..

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[fidelio]

Approximate location of fires

[johnnyFPM]

Originally Posted by fidelio

Approximate location of fires

Thank you very much! I was going to ask where exactly are fires seen in Lebanon. Do you know what time each fire started?

I read 50 people were intoxicated... Are there any deaths, specially amongst the elderly? I sincerely hope not!

[fidelio]

Originally Posted by johnnyFPM

Thank you very much! I was going to ask where exactly are fires seen in Lebanon. Do you know what time each fire started?

I read 50 people were intoxicated... Are there any deaths, specially amongst the elderly? I sincerely hope not!

I beleive it started in the early morning according to some speculations, but i have no idea, i guess we have to wait for an official statement from the fire brigades.

[BOILER]

كارثة بيئية تحرق حتى الساعة 45 حرجاً من لبنان الأخضر

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[LEBMOE]

الوزير السبع يطلب مساعدة الحكومة الإيطالية لإخماد الحرائق في لبنان

- الرئيس السنيورة تابع موجات الحرائق وأجرى إتصالاً بالوزير السبع وبأمين عام الهيئة العليا للإغاثة ومعلومات صحفية

تفيد أنّه سيتمّ الإستعانة بقوات الطوارئ الدولية لأنها تملك طائرات لإطفاء الحرائق

[Arze]

Forest fires rage in Lebanon

DEIR AL-QAMAR, Lebanon (Reuters) - Forest fires blazed in several areas of Lebanon on Tuesday, including the ancient town of Deir al-Qamar southeast of Beirut.

"Most of Deir al-Qamar is engulfed in thick, black smoke. There's not one wooded area left. Some villas are ablaze, cars are burnt, the phone and electricity lines are burnt," resident Joseph al-Itr told Reuters.

Television footage showed several burned-out cars on roads in the Shouf region and smoke rising from charred woodland.


There were no immediate reports of casualties. Local media outlets said some residents had been evacuated from their homes.

A police statement said at least 10 fires had erupted since late on Monday and civil defense forces were having difficulty reaching some of them. It was unclear how the fires had started.

Big fires were also reported in the northern region of Akkar and several others in the Metn area northeast of Beirut.

The town's deputy governor described the Deir al-Qamar fires as "an environmental disaster."

The army was using helicopters to try to douse the blazes but was finding it hard to reach some areas because of heavy winds.

Source

[johnnyFPM]

Originally Posted by Arze

Forest fires rage in Lebanon

DEIR AL-QAMAR, Lebanon (Reuters) - Forest fires blazed in several areas of Lebanon on Tuesday, including the ancient town of Deir al-Qamar southeast of Beirut.

"Most of Deir al-Qamar is engulfed in thick, black smoke. There's not one wooded area left. Some villas are ablaze, cars are burnt, the phone and electricity lines are burnt," resident Joseph al-Itr told Reuters.

Television footage showed several burned-out cars on roads in the Shouf region and smoke rising from charred woodland.


There were no immediate reports of casualties. Local media outlets said some residents had been evacuated from their homes.

A police statement said at least 10 fires had erupted since late on Monday and civil defense forces were having difficulty reaching some of them. It was unclear how the fires had started.

Big fires were also reported in the northern region of Akkar and several others in the Metn area northeast of Beirut.

The town's deputy governor described the Deir al-Qamar fires as "an environmental disaster."

The army was using helicopters to try to douse the blazes but was finding it hard to reach some areas because of heavy winds.

Source

This is an ecological catastrophe for Lebnen el Akhdar!!
Hope the fires will be contained soon. NGO's, Scout/Guide du Liban, the Army should all re-plant trees to replace the ones that got burnt!