Smoke columns between Bebnine and Houch, in Akkar, on June 19, 2025. (Credit: Michel Hallak.)
NORTH LEBANON —Fires broke out Thursday in more than one locality in Akkar, in the far north of Lebanon, reports our correspondent.
Weather conditions are conducive to the outbreak and spread of fires due to high temperatures, which have exceeded 32 degrees in some regions.
One of the fires in Akkar broke out in the village of Qaniyet Akroum in the northeast of the caza, near a gas reservoir. An emergency intervention by the Akroum Civil Defense, assisted by young volunteers from the region, prevented a disaster.
Another fire broke out in wastelands near olive groves, between the villages of Bebnine and Housh. The smoke from this fire enveloped the sky of the entire region. Emergency vehicles were dispatched to the scene to contain the incident.
NORTH LEBANON —Fires broke out Thursday in more than one locality in Akkar, in the far north of Lebanon, reports our correspondent.
Weather conditions are conducive to the outbreak and spread of fires due to high temperatures, which have exceeded 32 degrees in some regions.
One of the fires in Akkar broke out in the village of Qaniyet Akroum in the northeast of the caza, near a gas reservoir. An emergency intervention by the Akroum Civil Defense, assisted by young volunteers from the region, prevented a disaster.
Another fire broke out in wastelands near olive groves, between the villages of Bebnine and Housh. The smoke from this fire enveloped the sky of the entire region. Emergency vehicles were dispatched to the scene to contain the incident.