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Thousands of people displaced due to fires in Syria, Lebanon and Israel

Forest fires in Israel, Syria and Lebanon killed three people and burned swathes of land

Published: October 11, 2020 08:54 Sara Al Shurafa, Assistant Online Editor

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20201011_Mena_fires — A picture taken near the northern Israeli kibbutz of Misgav Am in the Upper Galilee, shows fire burning on the Lebanese side of the border with Israel on October 9, 2020. - Several fires spread across northern and central Israel and the occupied West Bank as temperatures soared, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people, authorities said Image Credit: AFP

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20201011_Mena_wildfires — It said hundreds of hectares had burned in the countryside of Syria's coastal Latakia and Tartus provinces, and in the central Homs province. The health ministry said three people had died in Latakia province since Friday as a result of the fires, and that 70 people were taken to hospital suffering breathing difficulties. Dozens of fires were burning, including "45 in Latakia and 33 in Tartus", Syria's Agriculture Minister Mohammed Hassan Qatana told a radio station late Friday. Image Credit: Agencies

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