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according to Lebanese Civil Defense, which broke out on Sunday

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at night, and spread over large areas of Lebanon's forests. It came on large areas of forests and residential areas in both the

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, Khroub and other areas to the south of

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, while four houses were completely burned. Residents were directed to evacuate their homes for fear of suffocation and threatening their lives. At least one civilian reportedly died in the Chouf area while volunteering to help firefighters extinguish a fire. The intensity of smoke clouds caused by the fires reached a limit covering the entrances of Beirut, Chouf and Saida.

Possible Causes

According to preliminary reports, the fires started on Sunday evening, October 13, Because of high temperatures that reached 38 degrees Celsius and gusts dry winds helped spreading fires in forests and green areas. But many officials said it was too early to know the cause of the fires and that would be investigated. According to a report by Republic of Lebanon's Ministry of the Environment, the calculated start date of the fire danger season for 2019 was 23 May, and the calculated end date was 15 November 2019.

Fire Resistance

The Lebanese Civil Defense confronted the fires for two days, but the lack of equipment and the large-scale expansion of fires led to its inability to resist fires. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri confirmed his contact with a number of countries to send assistance via helicopters and firefighting planes, In response to these calls,

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rushed to send two planes that participated with Lebanese army helicopters in the suppression operations.

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also participated in firefighting. According to press reports on Tuesday (October 15), fire has decreased in different places due to rains

Fire Fighting Participants

* ** The Lebanese civil defense elements and the army planes do great efforts to deal with the fires, but the lack of resources hindered their work.Citizens Prayer: ''O Allah, do not abandon the sky of Lebanon''
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participated in extinguishing fires, and the Palestinian Civil Defense in the camps used its crews and equipment in fire fighting. * ** Cyprus sent two planes to help put out fires. * ** Two planes arrived from Jordan to participate in extinguishing fires.Lebanon-Fire arrives Syria, terrifying videos and Jordan intervenes
Al-Hurra, entered October 16, 2019. * ** Turkey sent planes to help put out fires. * ** Greece sent planes to put out fires.

International Response

* ** The Lebanese did not appeal to Israel for help. * ** Ghana informed the Ambassador of Lebanon of its readiness to send tree seedlings to reforest all forests and burned forests.Ghana express its readiness to send seedlings and trees to reforest forests and burned forests
ElNashra, published on 16 October 2019, entered on 16 October 2019.

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