Published : 23-08-2022
Each year, seasonal fires put the life of displaced Palestinian and Syrian families in northern Syria displacement camps at risk, affecting the quality of life and air.
Since the start of this year, 126 wild fires rocked agricultural and forest land in northern Syria, while displaced persons’ tents near these fires are random and not equipped with fire extinguishers, posing a real danger to residents’ lives.
Recently, three wild fires broke out in the area.
Most of northern Syria’s 1,277 displacement camps, according to Civil Defense statistics, including 366 random camps housing about 1 million displaced persons, including Palestinian refugees, are overcrowded.
Their residents are forced to use primitive materials to secure a thermal source for cooking, such as burning plastic and nylon, given the soaring prices of fuels and their deteriorating living conditions.
The Forests and Fires Monitoring Platform warned of a sharp rise in indicators of the severity of fires in northwestern Syria while advising against setting fires in the forests.
The fires in northern Syria cause hundreds of hectares of forest land to be lost, adding to farmers’ concerns about preserving their crops. The season suffers significant losses in most regions as a result of reduced cultivated areas and low levels of rainfall this year, reflecting negatively on food security.
Each year, seasonal fires put the life of displaced Palestinian and Syrian families in northern Syria displacement camps at risk, affecting the quality of life and air.
Since the start of this year, 126 wild fires rocked agricultural and forest land in northern Syria, while displaced persons’ tents near these fires are random and not equipped with fire extinguishers, posing a real danger to residents’ lives.
Recently, three wild fires broke out in the area.
Most of northern Syria’s 1,277 displacement camps, according to Civil Defense statistics, including 366 random camps housing about 1 million displaced persons, including Palestinian refugees, are overcrowded.
Their residents are forced to use primitive materials to secure a thermal source for cooking, such as burning plastic and nylon, given the soaring prices of fuels and their deteriorating living conditions.
The Forests and Fires Monitoring Platform warned of a sharp rise in indicators of the severity of fires in northwestern Syria while advising against setting fires in the forests.
The fires in northern Syria cause hundreds of hectares of forest land to be lost, adding to farmers’ concerns about preserving their crops. The season suffers significant losses in most regions as a result of reduced cultivated areas and low levels of rainfall this year, reflecting negatively on food security.
