Lebanon calls for help as forest fires spread
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Fires spread in Lebanon's hills: "People are screaming - people are stuck in their houses" Lebanon has asked for international help battling hundreds of forest fires that broke out on Monday and have spread abroad. The blazes - the worst in decades - started in Lebanon's western mountains, amid a heatwave and strong winds. Heavy smoke was seen over Beirut and the city of Sidon, and one volunteer firefighter reportedly died. Two forestry workers have also died in the north-western ...
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