Tunisia Controls Forest Fire in Zaghouan After More Than 40 Hours

Tunisian civil protection units have contained a forest fire in Jebel Shamma, Zaghouan, that began on Saturday evening.

• Firefighting efforts involved 13 civil protection trucks, 10 additional vehicles from forestry and other units, and around 150 personnel.
• Army aviation helicopters and C-130 aircraft provided aerial support that helped surround the flames and limit their spread.
• The governorate of Zaghouan reported that the intervention lasted over 40 hours, with cooling and monitoring operations still ongoing.
• The fire damaged large areas of forest cover, including Aleppo pine and shrub trees, as well as trees on adjacent farmland.