The civil protection firefighters, supported by forestry workers, are still working to extinguish the fire that broke out in the Melloula forest in the Tabarka delegation (Governorate of Jendouba). As the fire spread to the outskirts of the National Road 7 between Tabarka and the Melloula border post, the civil protection team’s efforts were supported by a military aircraft and by the civil protection teams from the neighbouring governorates of Béja, Kef, Siliana and Bizerte, as well as citizens and volunteers. The Jendouba local disaster response committee evacuated a family living in “Douar Chrair” to a private accommodation centre as a precaution against the ravages of the fire, its director and Jendouba governor Samir Kouka told TAP. The local health authority in Jendouba has announced a number of measures to help those affected by the fire, including the provision of first aid and medical care through the establishment of a central medical team and a mobile team, said local health director Khaouther Nahdi.
Source: EN – Agence Tunis Afrique Presse