فيما أعلن الدفاع المدني السوري عدم السيطرة على الحرائق المشتعلة حتى الآن، دعا وزير الطوارئ والكوارث رائد الصالح، اليوم (الثلاثاء)، الاتحاد الأوروبي إلى تقديم المساعدة لإخماد حرائق الغابات المستعرة لليوم السادس في غرب البلاد، والتي أتت على نحو 100 كيلومتر مربع من الغابات، بحسب تقديرات أولية للأمم المتحدة.
وقال الصالح: طلبنا من الاتحاد الأوروبي المساعدة في إخماد الحرائق في ريف اللاذقية، مضيفا أن طائرات إطفاء قادمة من قبرص من المقرر أن تتدخل اليوم، للمساهمة في إطفاء النيران، وفق وكالة الأنباء السورية الرسمية «سانا».
وأكد أن الرياح القوية تسببت الليلة الماضية في توسع الحرائق إلى قرية الغسانية بريف اللاذقية، لافتاً إلى أن فرق الدفاع المدني تمكنت من إجلاء النساء والأطفال، وأخمدت النار بمشاركة شباب القرية.
وكانت السلطات السورية طلبت مساعدة دول الجوار، ووصلت طائرات وسيارات إطفاء قادمة من تركيا والأردن ولبنان. ولفت الصالح إلى أن فرقاً تركية وأردنية تشارك في عمليات إخماد الحرائق إلى جانب الطيران التركي والأردني واللبناني والطيران السوري، متوقعاً أن يصل عدد الطائرات المشاركة إلى 20.
وأوضح أن الظروف الجوية تسهم بشكل كبير في امتداد الحرائق، إضافة إلى عدم وجود خطوط نار في الجبل، وعدم تأهيل الغابات ووجود الكثير من الأخشاب اليابسة، إضافة إلى انفجار مخلفات الحرب.
بالتزامن مع موجة حر تضرب المنطقة منذ مطلع يوليو 2025، تجتاح حرائق ضخمة غابات ومناطق حرجية في تركيا وسورية تسببت في خسائر مادية وبشرية كبيرة، وسط تحذيرات من تفاقم الكارثة وصعوبات في عمليات الإخماد في سورية بسبب وجود ألغام من مخلفات الحرب ووعورة التضاريس وضعف الإمكانات والموارد.
وتظهر التقديرات الأولية أن حرائق الغابات في اللاذقية أثرت على نحو 5 آلاف شخص، بينهم نازحون، في أكثر من 60 تجمعاً سكانياً، بحسب ما كشف مكتب الأمم المتحدة لتنسيق الشؤون الإنسانية في سورية. وحسب الأمم المتحدة، فإن الحرائق «حولت نحو 100 كيلومتر مربع من الغابات والأراضي الزراعية إلى رماد، أي ما يعادل أكثر من 3% من مجمل الغطاء الحرجي في سورية». وأفادت بأنه تم إخلاء ما لا يقل عن 7 بلدات في ريف اللاذقية كإجراء احترازي.
وامتدت سلسلة الحرائق التي اندلعت في ريف اللاذقية الشمالي إلى مناطق مأهولة ما أجبر السلطات على إخلاء بعض البلدات والقرى المحاذية للمناطق المشتعلة، من دون تسجيل ضحايا بشرية بين صفوف المدنيين أو فرق الإطفاء.
الدفاع المدني: لا سيطرة حتى الآن
سورية تطلب مساعدة أوروبا في إخماد الحرائق
8 يوليو 2025 - 17:49
|
آخر تحديث 8 يوليو 2025 - 17:49
حرائق اللاذقية.
تابع قناة عكاظ على الواتساب
«عكاظ» (دمشق، جدة) okaz_online@
The Syrian Civil Defense announced that they have not yet gained control over the raging fires. Today (Tuesday), Emergency and Disaster Minister Raed Saleh called on the European Union to provide assistance in extinguishing the forest fires that have been raging for the sixth day in the west of the country, which have consumed approximately 100 square kilometers of forests, according to initial estimates from the United Nations.
Saleh stated: "We have requested assistance from the European Union to extinguish the fires in the countryside of Latakia," adding that firefighting planes coming from Cyprus are scheduled to intervene today to help extinguish the flames, according to the official Syrian news agency "SANA".
He confirmed that strong winds caused the fires to expand last night to the village of Al-Ghassaniyah in the countryside of Latakia, noting that Civil Defense teams managed to evacuate women and children and extinguished the fire with the participation of the village youth.
The Syrian authorities had requested help from neighboring countries, and firefighting planes and vehicles from Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon have arrived. Saleh pointed out that Turkish and Jordanian teams are participating in the firefighting operations alongside Turkish, Jordanian, Lebanese, and Syrian aircraft, expecting the number of participating planes to reach 20.
He explained that the weather conditions significantly contribute to the spread of the fires, in addition to the lack of firebreaks in the mountains, the lack of forest maintenance, and the presence of a lot of dry wood, along with the explosion of war remnants.
Amid a heatwave hitting the region since early July 2025, massive fires are sweeping through forests and wooded areas in Turkey and Syria, causing significant material and human losses, with warnings of worsening disaster and difficulties in firefighting operations in Syria due to the presence of landmines from war remnants, rugged terrain, and limited capabilities and resources.
Initial estimates indicate that the forest fires in Latakia have affected about 5,000 people, including displaced individuals, in more than 60 populated gatherings, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Syria. According to the United Nations, the fires "have turned about 100 square kilometers of forests and agricultural land into ash, which is equivalent to more than 3% of the total forest cover in Syria." It reported that at least 7 towns in the countryside of Latakia have been evacuated as a precautionary measure.
The series of fires that broke out in northern Latakia has extended to populated areas, forcing authorities to evacuate some towns and villages adjacent to the burning areas, without recording any casualties among civilians or firefighting teams.
Saleh stated: "We have requested assistance from the European Union to extinguish the fires in the countryside of Latakia," adding that firefighting planes coming from Cyprus are scheduled to intervene today to help extinguish the flames, according to the official Syrian news agency "SANA".
He confirmed that strong winds caused the fires to expand last night to the village of Al-Ghassaniyah in the countryside of Latakia, noting that Civil Defense teams managed to evacuate women and children and extinguished the fire with the participation of the village youth.
The Syrian authorities had requested help from neighboring countries, and firefighting planes and vehicles from Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon have arrived. Saleh pointed out that Turkish and Jordanian teams are participating in the firefighting operations alongside Turkish, Jordanian, Lebanese, and Syrian aircraft, expecting the number of participating planes to reach 20.
He explained that the weather conditions significantly contribute to the spread of the fires, in addition to the lack of firebreaks in the mountains, the lack of forest maintenance, and the presence of a lot of dry wood, along with the explosion of war remnants.
Amid a heatwave hitting the region since early July 2025, massive fires are sweeping through forests and wooded areas in Turkey and Syria, causing significant material and human losses, with warnings of worsening disaster and difficulties in firefighting operations in Syria due to the presence of landmines from war remnants, rugged terrain, and limited capabilities and resources.
Initial estimates indicate that the forest fires in Latakia have affected about 5,000 people, including displaced individuals, in more than 60 populated gatherings, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Syria. According to the United Nations, the fires "have turned about 100 square kilometers of forests and agricultural land into ash, which is equivalent to more than 3% of the total forest cover in Syria." It reported that at least 7 towns in the countryside of Latakia have been evacuated as a precautionary measure.
The series of fires that broke out in northern Latakia has extended to populated areas, forcing authorities to evacuate some towns and villages adjacent to the burning areas, without recording any casualties among civilians or firefighting teams.
