Fires at Jerusalem not yet under control
Israeli rescue workers continue to fight against large forest fires in the Jerusalem area. So far, the fires have not been under control, said Israel’s fire brigade in the morning. However, she wanted to achieve this in the coming hours. In the afternoon, the wind should become stronger again, so that the risk of spreading the fire would increase again.
17 firefighters injured
According to the fire brigade, rescue workers are currently still in use at six large fire locations. According to the information, 17 firefighters have so far been violated. While some residents were able to return home, others are still not allowed to enter their places because of the fire.
Large areas are reportedly burned down near Jerusalem. Israeli media spread, among other things, show charred fields and forest pieces.
Media reported that fire aircraft from Italy and Croatia should arrive during the day. Cyprus, according to his own information, sent a helicopter to Israel to support.
CGDIS helps with a large forest fire in the Belgian Houffalize
The train traffic from and to Jerusalem was resumed, according to the Israeli railway company. According to the media, all streets, including the central expressway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, were also released for traffic. The Israeli news page « Ynet » reported that more than 100 cars left behind due to the fires were towed to a parking lot in the area. Videos had been seen how people fled from their cars on the street the day before because of the dense smoke and stood it.
Cause further unclear
Heavy forest fires have been raging in the area around Jerusalem since Wednesday. The cause of the fire is still unclear. Several people were injured and had to be treated for smoke injuries. The district manager of the Jerusalem fire brigade spoke on Israeli television of the « perhaps greatest » forest fire that has ever been in Israel.
In 2010, more than 40 people were killed in the worst conflagration in Israeli history in the Carmel Mountains. In the forests around Jerusalem it always occurs firing. There had also been forest fires in other parts of the country.
« The flames reached five meters high and we were still lucky »
According to reports, there was also a fire in a nursing home in a suburb of Tel Aviv, several residents of the facility were saved. Several people were slightly injured.
The temperatures fell after a heat wave in the country overnight. According to the Israeli weather service, from the afternoon, however, there will be a strong wind again, so that there is a risk of fire again.
