Fires declared in a forest area in the province of Tetouan
Tetouan – A fire broke out on Tuesday evening in a forest area in the commune of Beni Layeth (caïdat of Bni Hassan) in the province of Tetouan, local authorities in the province of Tetouan said, specifying that interventions on the ground, by land and air continue to bring the fire under control.
Intervention teams made up of Civil Protection, Water and Forestry services, the Royal Gendarmerie, Auxiliary Forces, local authorities, national promotion agents and volunteers from the region were mobilized to control the outbreak. fire, supported by technical and aerial means and equipment, it is specified.
Two water dropping operations have been carried out so far to extinguish the fires, it was added, noting that 46 families from three douars were evacuated in a preventive manner in order to secure residents of the Douars near the burned forests.
According to a provisional assessment, 160 hectares of forest cover made up of oaks, cork oaks, pines and some types of secondary vegetation were ravaged by the fire, observe the local authorities, adding that no human loss has been reported.
This fire is an extension of that recorded in the “Bouhachem” forest, located in the commune of Tazroute in the province of Larache.