Four injured fighting Lebanese forest fires

Middle East News

Oct 14, 2008, 13:31 GMT

Beirut - Three Lebanese soldiers and a firefighter were injured battling forest fires in the Chouf mountains southeast of Beirut Tuesday, a civil defence official said. 'There are fires in Dibbiyeh, the area of Aley, Sirjbal and another in al-Zaaruriyeh,' the official said. Dozens of families were forced to leave their homes in the Dibbiyeh area, witnesses said. 'Around 600 hectares were destroyed in the area of Dibbiyeh alone,' added the official. He said the fire started on Monday but firefighters had difficulties reaching the rugged mountainsides. Last October, Lebanon witnessed its worst forest fires in 10 years. One person was killed and dozens injured, and 4,000 hectares of forest destroyed.

Talkback

There are currently no comments for this article. Be the first to comment! (no registration required)

Latest Headlines in Middle East

Middle East: Index

: News; Features

The Fine Print

© 2003 - 2009 by Monsters and Critics.com, WotR Ltd. All Rights Reserved. All photos are copyright their respective owners and are used under license or with permission. * Note M&C cannot be held responsible for the content on other Web Sites.

Servers supplied by Servint

Middle East

Four injured fighting Lebanese forest fires

Middle East News

Talkback

Similar articles

Latest Headlines in Middle East

Latest Articles on The Tech Herald

In Monsters and Critics

Corporate

The Fine Print