Ten wildfires have erupted in five Tunisian provinces in the past 24 hours, forcing the evacuation of 11 families, the Tunisian civil protection services said on Monday.
“These wildfires broke out in Jendouba and Beja provinces in northwestern Tunisia, in Bizerte in the north, in the central province of Kairouan and in Ariana province in grand Tunis,” local radio station, Mosaique FM, reported.
The radio station quoted Spokesman for Civil Protection, Moez Triaa, as saying.
Triaa stated that civil protection units actively participated in containing the fires and safeguarding populated areas.
The extent of the damages remained unknown.
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In Jendouba province, the fires “spread widely and destroyed a large area of the forests,” Triaa said.
The officer added that the fires posed a threat to residential areas, prompting 11 families to evacuate.
The fires were likely caused by the hot, dry weather that has swept across Tunisia in recent days.
Temperatures have reached as high as 50 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country, according to the National Institute of Meteorology. (Xinhua)
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