Massive Fire in Holy Makkah City in Saudi Arabia; Civil Defense Team Battling with Fire
According to the new report of Saudi Radio 80% of the fire have been contained.
A video posted by Makkah region authority shows the flames covering a big area of the mountain.
The residents are evacuated by Civil Defence teams and makes them aware of stay away from fire sites. The dry woods and the strong winds in the area spreading the fire rapidly.
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An image from Saudi Civil Defense Team |
According to a statement tweeted, Saudi Civil Defense teams are battling continuously to extinguish the wildfire that spread rapidly due to strong winds and dry woods in the area.
Media reports also stated that large areas of governorate’s agricultural land was destroyed in the massive fire.
حديث العقيد محمد القرني المتحدث الإعلامي للدفاع المدني بمنطقة #مكة_المكرمة عن حريق #جبل_عمد بـ #الطائف
— الدفاع المدني السعودي (@SaudiDCD) September 17, 2020
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