Massive Wildfires sweep Lebanon due to unexpected heat rise

Thousands of square meters of forests have been damaged after more than 103 massive fires erupted in numerous towns and villages in Lebanon since Monday night. The affected towns and villages include Mechref, Kfar Matta, Daqoun, Zagharta and Dibbiyeh.

Generated by an abrupt rise in temperature, the fires broke out and also struck houses and cars, provoking many people to leave their houses and move to safer regions.

More than 100 firefighters from 20 civil defence stations were working with the Lebanese army to battle the extensive fires, the civil defence stated.

Moreover, Footage from media shows citizens vacating to flee the enraged inferno and as flames gradually edge near their homes.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Saad Hariri assembled an urgency meeting concerning the fires at the Grand Serail  He said supplementary firefighting help would arrive from Europe within hours.