Autonomous Administration shows solidarity with Syrian coast fires
RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – On Sunday, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) expressed its sympathy with the residents of the Syrian coast, which has been witnessing fires for nearly a week.
AANES called on the international community to take action to put out the fires and save the population.
“We are painfully following the disaster that befalls the Syrian coast and other areas as a result of the fires that engulf that region,” AANES spokesman Luqman Ahme said in statements published on the official account of the Autonomous Administration on Facebook.
Ahme added that the Autonomous Administration sympathizes with the residents of those areas, “We hope that this disaster will be brought under control as soon as possible, and that the people will return to their areas and villages from which they were displaced.”
The spokesman called on the international community to take immediate action to put out the fires and help the residents of those areas.
“Our condolences to the victims and our wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured,” he added.
Since last Friday, several areas in the countryside of Latakia, Tartus and Homs governorates have witnessed fires that devoured large areas of forests and agricultural lands.
Syrian Minister of Agriculture Muhammad Qatana said on Saturday that the number of fires reached 156, including 95 fires in Latakia, 49 in Tartus, and 13 in Homs.
The US Embassy in Damascus said in a statement on Saturday, “The US sympathizes with communities in Syria affected by fires which have resulted in the loss of two lives, dozens of injuries, and extensive property damage. Our thoughts are with those affected; the Syrian government must take action now to save lives.”
The fires in the countryside of Tartus resulted in ten cases of smoke inhalation, while al-Qardaha in the countryside of Latakia witnessed evacuations of the city’s hospital inmates.